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Renovate's #566 bumps both declared Python floor pins in .github/workflows/ci.yml from 3.10 to 3.15. CI then tests the minimum on 3.15, where the minimum Meson version fails with RuntimeError: There is no current event loop. CodeRabbit flagged the same thing on #566: the floor steps must stay on the declared minimum. This PR keeps them there with two independent defences.

  • Prevention, renovate.json. A new package rule turns off Renovate's python update in ci.yml for the value 3.10. The other setup-python pin in ci.yml (3.15, not a floor) stays tracked.
  • Detection, scripts/check-build-config.py. The checker now fails when the floor-py or floor-py-scripts pin, or the script floor step name, differs from the "Python X.Y or newer" minimum in docs/development/build.md. It reads only ci.yml and build.md, never renovate.json, so a Renovate PR that bumps a floor goes red. That is the detection point ADR-0152 sets.

docs/development/build.md (Dependency updates) now names both pins and what a raise of the minimum has to change in one PR. Once this lands, Renovate should stop proposing the floor bump and close or rebase #566 itself.

Reproducer / smoke-test

python3 -I scripts/check-build-config.py               # exit 0
python3 -I scripts/check-build-config.py --self-test   # exit 0 (also under python3.10)
# the #566 edit applied to ci.yml: exit 1, naming both floor steps
sed -i "s/python-version: '3.10'/python-version: '3.15'/" .github/workflows/ci.yml
python3 -I scripts/check-build-config.py
git checkout .github/workflows/ci.yml

The self-test builds every case from the documented minimum, so nothing in it names 3.10 or a quote style. It plants ten failing cases (a pin bumped, an id renamed or duplicated, an unquoted value, the minimum missing, duplicated or raised, step name drift, a wrong action) and three passing ones (the real tree, the other YAML quote style, a wrapped minimum sentence). It then runs them all again on five variant trees: a consistent one-PR raise of the minimum, the other quote style, the floor step ids with their quoting flipped (bare ids quoted, quoted ids bare), a trailing comment on both floor id lines, and that commented tree with its id quoting flipped. The flip edits the line the id reader reads, so it handles every id line the reader accepts. Flipping back must change the tree again and still pass, and a flip may change only quote characters.

Each of nineteen checker mutants makes --self-test exit 1: the validator returning nothing, optional quotes, a duplicated minimum accepted, the step-name check removed, only one floor id checked, the minimum regex without wrap tolerance, the action check removed, a hardcoded 3.10 pin, a raised version equal to the floor, a hardcoded minimum sentence, a pin setter that accepts single quotes only, a mutation helper that compares the raw id, an id reader that keeps the quotes, an id-quoting tree that changes nothing, an id flip that can only add quotes, the earlier regex flip that misses commented id lines, an id-comment tree that changes nothing, a key reader that keeps trailing comments, and an id flip that drops the comment. make verify-all exits 0 on this branch.

Per-PR checklist (ADR-0100 / ADR-0108 — see CONTRIBUTING.md)

  • ADR: n/a, bugfix under the ADR-0152 detection point
  • Per-surface docs: docs/development/build.md, Dependency updates (Renovate)
  • Research digest: no digest needed: trivial
  • Decision matrix: no alternatives: only-one-way fix (ADR-0152 already rules out the checker evaluating renovate.json)
  • AGENTS.md invariant note: no rebase-sensitive invariants
  • Changelog fragment: changelog.d/fixed/renovate-python-floor.md
  • Rebase note: no rebase impact: no patch or files/ change
  • Patch-stack sync: n/a, no consumed surface changed
  • Interop ABI: n/a, not touched
  • VMAFx mirror: n/a: no mirrored file touched
  • Shader source: n/a, no shader touched
  • Touched files lint-clean (pre-commit and pre-push gates pass)
  • Conventional Commit subject; not committing to master directly

Pre-existing, unrelated: ruff format --check scripts/check-build-config.py already fails on master, where 494 lines exceed Ruff's default 88 columns, and no gate runs ruff format. The new floor code keeps to 100 columns; ruff check passes with ruff.toml.

Summary by Sourcery

Keep CI Python floor pins aligned with the documented minimum and guard against future Renovate drift.

Bug Fixes:

  • Keep Renovate from updating CI Python floor pins beyond the documented minimum.
  • Reject CI Python floor pins and the script floor step name when they drift from the documented minimum.

Enhancements:

  • Document the coordinated changes required when raising the Python minimum and add comprehensive regression coverage for floor validation.

Documentation:

  • Document the relationship between the Python floor pins, the build-config checker, and Renovate updates.

Tests:

  • Add self-tests covering Python floor pin, step identity, documentation, quoting, and workflow mutation regressions.

Chores:

  • Add a changelog entry for the Renovate Python floor protection.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Documentation
    • Clarified that the documented minimum Python version must match both CI setup versions and the scripts’ floor step name.
    • Added guidance on updating these settings when raising the Python minimum.
  • Chores
    • Renovate keeps Python floor versions at the documented minimum.
    • Build configuration checks flag missing, duplicate, or mismatched minimum-version declarations and CI settings, including the scripts’ floor step name.
    • Added regression checks for valid and invalid Python minimum configurations.

Renovate PR 566 bumps both declared Python floor pins in
.github/workflows/ci.yml (steps floor-py and floor-py-scripts) from
3.10 to 3.15. CI then tests the minimum on 3.15, where the minimum
Meson version fails with "There is no current event loop".

Two defences now hold the floors:

- renovate.json turns off Renovate's python update for value 3.10 in
  ci.yml, so the non-floor 3.15 pin there stays tracked;
- scripts/check-build-config.py fails when either floor pin, or the
  script floor step name, differs from the "Python X.Y or newer"
  minimum in docs/development/build.md. The check reads ci.yml and
  build.md only and does not evaluate renovate.json, so a Renovate PR
  that bumps a floor goes red (the ADR-0152 detection point).

The self-test plants ten failing cases (a pin bumped, an id renamed or
duplicated, an unquoted value, the minimum missing, duplicated or
raised, step name drift, a wrong action) and three passing ones (the
real tree, double quotes, a wrapped minimum sentence).

Signed-off-by: lusoris <lusoris@proton.me>
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Implementation

Add the Python-floor validator, including helpers that read step-key values and compare both CI pins and the script-floor name with the documented minimum.

  • scripts/check-build-config.py L3934-3938, L3956-3971, L8018-8107 (+3 small edits)

Configuration

Configure Renovate to stop updating the Python floor pins at the declared minimum while leaving other CI Python pins tracked.

  • renovate.json L133-146

Documentation

Document the purpose of both floor pins, their checker and Renovate protections, and the changes required to raise the minimum.

  • docs/development/build.md L1252-1262

Record the Renovate Python-floor protection and build-config validation in the changelog.

  • changelog.d/fixed/renovate-python-floor.md L1

Tests

Add regression cases for floor drift and valid variants, including quoted or commented step IDs, and run them from the checker self-test.

  • scripts/check-build-config.py L8108-8358, L9387

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Walkthrough

The changes document the Python minimum, prevent Renovate from updating matching CI pins, and add build-config checks for the documented minimum and related CI step configuration.

Changes: Python floor alignment

Layer / File(s) Summary
Document and configure the Python floor
docs/development/build.md, renovate.json, changelog.d/fixed/renovate-python-floor.md
The documentation describes the two CI floor pins and the coordinated updates needed to change the minimum. Renovate disables updates for the python dependency in ci.yml when its value is 3.10.
Validate Python floor consistency
scripts/check-build-config.py
The checker reads the documented minimum and validates the CI setup steps and script-floor step name. Regression checks cover mismatches, missing or duplicate entries, and accepted formatting variants. The main checker and self-test now run these checks.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related issues

  • VMAFx/pelorus#3 — This PR adds Renovate protection and drift checks for the Python floor pins discussed in the issue context.

Possibly related PRs

  • VMAFx/pelorus#565 — Adds the floor-py setup step whose Python version this PR validates.
  • VMAFx/pelorus#566 — Changes the Python floor pins; this PR adds Renovate protection and checks the pins against the documented minimum.
  • VMAFx/pelorus#564 — Adds the Meson-floor CI check and Python setup step whose pin and script-floor name this PR validates.
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 9b722

The floor-pin rule leaves the separately tracked Python version eligible for updates. No issue identified in this review needs resolution before merging.

Security architecture risk: Minimal · up to 9b722

The change strengthens minimum-version checks and narrowly restricts automated updates. It does not expand execution privileges or change production deployment behavior. No material security risk was identified in the changed design.

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  • inferred — The introduced control surface is repository-local CI validation and dependency-update eligibility. The base-to-head changes add no credential access, IAM grants, privileged execution path or production-resource mutation.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — Update prevention and drift detection are independent controls: the floor validator reads no Renovate configuration and evaluates repository text without executing the extracted values. Missing or ambiguous minimum declarations and missing or duplicate floor IDs produce errors.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — The new regression transformations return modified strings rather than writing workflow or documentation files. Repetition, quote reversal and simulated coordinated raises therefore introduce no persistent partial-transition or cleanup state.
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Pull Request Overview

⚠️ Resolve issues before merging

The documentation-validation regex does not support the wrapped minimum-version form exercised by the self-tests, so the checker will reject a case intended to pass. This should be corrected before merging.

The Renovate rule's scope is not covered by an automated test, leaving a stated behavior insufficiently verified.

Test suggestions

  • Validate both floor pins against the documented minimum, including bumped, unquoted, and changed-minimum values.
  • Reject missing or duplicated floor step IDs and incorrect setup actions.
  • Reject script-floor output consumers with an incorrect step name.
  • Reject missing, duplicated, or ambiguous documented minimum declarations.
  • Accept alternate YAML quote styles and a wrapped minimum sentence.
  • Validate the Renovate rule prevents updates only for the intended Python floor value.
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1. Accept alternate YAML quote styles and a wrapped minimum sentence.
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  • Add an automated test confirming the Renovate rule blocks only the intended Python floor value while leaving other Python pins managed.

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Please address the comments from this code review:

## Individual Comments

### Comment 1
<location path="scripts/check-build-config.py" line_range="9216" />
<code_context>
     errors = validate_config(config_text)
     errors.extend(validate_consumers())
     errors.extend(validate_renovate())
+    errors.extend(validate_python_floor())
     errors.extend(validate_tester_publish())
     errors.extend(validate_render_pr_workflow())
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Floor drift does not fail CI**

When a PR changes a floor pin without running the checker separately, the new validation runs only when `scripts/check-build-config.py` is invoked, but the checked-in GitHub workflows do not invoke that script; a PR that changes a floor pin therefore passes CI instead of going red.

Invoke `scripts/check-build-config.py` (and preferably `--self-test`) from a required CI job.
</issue_to_address>

### Comment 2
<location path="scripts/check-build-config.py" line_range="8105" />
<code_context>
+    return {
+        "p1 Meson floor bumped": (
+            _mutate_python_floor_step(
+                ci, "floor-py", lambda s: s.replace("'3.10'", "'3.15'", 1)
+            ),
+            doc,
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Valid floor updates fail self-test**

When the documented Python minimum or valid pin quoting changes, `python_floor_regressions` hardcodes `3.10` and single-quoted pins in its mutations and expectations, so the fixtures become no-ops or expect stale diagnostics while the validator accepts the updated configuration; `--self-test` exits 1 and blocks the update.

Build the regression mutations and expected diagnostics from the current declared Python minimum and pin format.

Also at `scripts/check-build-config.py:8135-8136`, `scripts/check-build-config.py:8156-8168`, `scripts/check-build-config.py:8185-8190`.
</issue_to_address>

### Comment 3
<location path="scripts/check-build-config.py" line_range="8043-8045" />
<code_context>
+    if floor is None:
+        return errors
+    steps = [
+        step
+        for job in workflow_job_blocks(ci_source).values()
+        for _, step in _job_steps(job)
+    ]
+    for step_id in PYTHON_FLOOR_STEP_IDS:
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Huge workflows exhaust checker**

When the workflow contains an unexpectedly large number of jobs or steps, the comprehensions materialize and scan workflow jobs and steps without a scalar cap, so a sufficiently large workflow drives unbounded work and memory use until the checker stalls or runs out of memory.

Set and enforce an explicit maximum job or step count before materializing and scanning the workflow steps.

Also at `scripts/check-build-config.py:8060-8067`.
</issue_to_address>

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scripts/check-build-config.py: 1

8005-8013: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value

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Verification ran but could not confirm this finding. It is shown for review, not as a verified issue.

Make the minimum regex tolerate line wrapping consistently.

The regex uses \s+ between the words, so it accepts a wrapped sentence. The regression wrapped minimum covers this. The comparison with the docs text is otherwise fine.

One risk remains. Any other prose in build.md that matches Python X.Y or newer makes the count exceed one. Then the checker fails with a "found 2" message. This is the intended fail-closed behavior, but the error does not name the matching lines. Consider including the matches in the message to make the failure easier to fix.

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The floor self-test named 3.10 and single-quoted pins in its mutations
and expected diagnostics. A valid one-PR raise of the minimum, or a
switch to double-quoted pins, would have turned those cases into no-ops
or stale expectations and failed --self-test on a correct tree.

The cases now derive the raised version from the documented minimum,
rewrite pins whatever their quoting, and edit the documentation through
the same pattern the validator reads. The self-test runs every case on
the real tree and on two variants: a consistent raise of the minimum
and the other YAML quote style.

Eleven checker mutants each make --self-test exit 1, four of them new
for this change: a hardcoded pin, a hardcoded minimum sentence, a
raised version equal to the floor, and a pin setter that only accepts
single quotes.

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- Line 8096: Update the step ID comparison in _mutate_python_floor_step to
normalize quoted IDs before matching, consistent with
validate_python_floor_text. Ensure quoted IDs such as "floor-py" select the
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Comment thread scripts/check-build-config.py Resolved
The validator strips YAML quotes from a step's id before matching it,
but the self-test helper that mutates one floor step compared the raw
value. With a quoted id such as id: "floor-py" the validator still
found the step while the helper matched nothing, so the p1, p2, p4,
p5 and consistent-raise cases reported "mutation changed nothing".

Both now read the id through one function, _floor_step_id. Case p3
renames the id through the same helper instead of a plain text
replace, and the floor cases also run on a tree whose two floor ids
are double-quoted, so a helper that stops normalising fails the
self-test.

Signed-off-by: lusoris <lusoris@proton.me>
…-floor

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The quoted-ids variant tree only ever added double quotes. If ci.yml
already quoted both floor step ids, the variant came out identical to
the real tree and the self-test failed with "quoted ids tree: mutation
changed nothing", although the tree is valid.

The variant now flips the quoting: bare ids are double-quoted and
quoted ids, single or double, become bare. The self-test also flips
the flipped tree back and requires that to change it and pass, so a
flip that can only add quotes fails on today's bare ids as well.

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- Around line 8246-8249: Update the ID-matching and replacement logic in
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Comment thread scripts/check-build-config.py Resolved
The id flip matched id lines with its own regex, which ended at the
line end. The id reader drops a trailing " #" comment, so with
commented floor id lines the flip changed nothing and the self-test
failed although the workflow is valid.

The step key reader now reports where a key's value starts, and the
flip edits that same line, keeping spacing and any comment. A new
variant tree puts a trailing comment on both floor id lines and runs
every case on it, including the flip and the flip back. A flip may
also change only quote characters.

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