gh-71199: Name posixmodule types os.<type> on every platform

Lib/test/test_os/test_os.py

@@ -178,15 +178,28 @@ def test_type_fqdn(self):
         def fqdn(obj):
             return (obj.__module__, obj.__qualname__)
 
-        native = os.name
         self.assertEqual(fqdn(os.stat_result), ("os", "stat_result"))
-        self.assertEqual(fqdn(os.times_result), (native, "times_result"))
+        self.assertEqual(fqdn(os.times_result), ("os", "times_result"))
+        self.assertEqual(fqdn(os.DirEntry), ("os", "DirEntry"))
         if hasattr(os, "statvfs_result"):
             self.assertEqual(fqdn(os.statvfs_result), ("os", "statvfs_result"))
+        self.assertEqual(fqdn(os.uname_result), ("os", "uname_result"))
         if hasattr(os, "sched_param"):
-            self.assertEqual(fqdn(os.sched_param), (native, "sched_param"))
+            self.assertEqual(fqdn(os.sched_param), ("os", "sched_param"))
         if hasattr(os, "waitid_result"):
-            self.assertEqual(fqdn(os.waitid_result), (native, "waitid_result"))
+            self.assertEqual(fqdn(os.waitid_result), ("os", "waitid_result"))
+
+    def test_pickle_global_names(self):
+        # Existing pickles name these via os or the platform module (posix
+        # or nt); both must keep loading, as must new pickles.
+        for name in ('stat', 'stat_result', 'statvfs_result', 'times_result',
+                     'uname_result'):
+            with self.subTest(name):
+                obj = getattr(os, name)
+                for module in ('os', os.name):
+                    p = f'c{module}\n{name}\n.'.encode()
+                    self.assertIs(pickle.loads(p), obj)
+                self.assertIs(pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(obj)), obj)
 
 
 # Tests creating TESTFN

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-11-06-05-42-11.gh-issue-71199.qJN4cV.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Change :mod:`os` module types such as :class:`~os.DirEntry` to report ``os``
+as their module on every platform. :ref:`Pickled <pickle-picklable>` objects
+using the platform-specific qualified name, such as ``nt.times_result``, still load.

Modules/posixmodule.c

@@ -2561,7 +2561,7 @@ static PyStructSequence_Field waitid_result_fields[] = {
 };
 
 static PyStructSequence_Desc waitid_result_desc = {
-    MODNAME ".waitid_result", /* name */
+    "os.waitid_result", /* name */
     waitid_result__doc__, /* doc */
     waitid_result_fields,
     5
@@ -6768,7 +6768,7 @@ or via the attributes sysname, nodename, release, version, and machine.\n\
 See os.uname for more information.");
 
 static PyStructSequence_Desc uname_result_desc = {
-    MODNAME ".uname_result", /* name */
+    "os.uname_result", /* name */
     uname_result__doc__, /* doc */
     uname_result_fields,
     5
@@ -8818,7 +8818,7 @@ static PyStructSequence_Field sched_param_fields[] = {
 };
 
 static PyStructSequence_Desc sched_param_desc = {
-    MODNAME ".sched_param", /* name */
+    "os.sched_param", /* name */
     os_sched_param__doc__, /* doc */
     sched_param_fields,
     1
@@ -11376,7 +11376,7 @@ and elapsed.\n\
 See os.times for more information.");
 
 static PyStructSequence_Desc times_result_desc = {
-    MODNAME ".times_result", /* name */
+    "os.times_result", /* name */
     times_result__doc__, /* doc */
     times_result_fields,
     5
@@ -16835,7 +16835,7 @@ static PyType_Slot DirEntryType_slots[] = {
 };
 
 static PyType_Spec DirEntryType_spec = {
-    .name = MODNAME ".DirEntry",
+    .name = "os.DirEntry",
     .basicsize = sizeof(DirEntry),
     .flags = (
         Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT
@@ -17392,7 +17392,7 @@ static PyType_Slot ScandirIteratorType_slots[] = {
 };
 
 static PyType_Spec ScandirIteratorType_spec = {
-    .name = MODNAME ".ScandirIterator",
+    .name = "os.ScandirIterator",
     .basicsize = sizeof(ScandirIterator),
     // bpo-40549: Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE should not be used, since
     // PyType_GetModule(Py_TYPE(self)) doesn't work on a subclass instance.