python · ZackerySpytz · Mar 7, 2021 · May 12, 2023 · May 12, 2023 · May 14, 2023
diff --git a/Doc/library/mmap.rst b/Doc/library/mmap.rst
@@ -291,6 +291,11 @@ To map anonymous memory, -1 should be passed as the fileno along with the length
       Return the length of the file, which can be larger than the size of the
       memory-mapped area.
 
+      .. versionchanged:: 3.11
+         For a mapping of anonymous memory, the size is now returned on both
+         Unix and Windows. Previously, the size would be returned on Windows
+         and an :exc:`OSError` would be raised on Unix.
+
 
    .. method:: tell()
 

diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst
@@ -426,6 +426,15 @@ math
 * Added :func:`math.sumprod` for computing a sum of products.
   (Contributed by Raymond Hettinger in :gh:`100485`.)
 
+mmap
+----
+
+* The :meth:`~mmap.mmap.size` method of the :class:`mmap.mmap` class
+  now returns the size of an anonymous mapping on both Unix and Windows.
+  Previously, the size would be returned on Windows and an :exc:`OSError` would
+  be raised on Unix.
+  (Contributed by Zackery Spytz in :issue:`43429`.)
+
 os
 --
 

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_mmap.py b/Lib/test/test_mmap.py
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ def test_anonymous(self):
             b = x & 0xff
             m[x] = b
             self.assertEqual(m[x], b)
+        self.assertEqual(m.size(), PAGESIZE)
 
     def test_read_all(self):
         m = mmap.mmap(-1, 16)

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-03-07-16-31-36.bpo-43429.Koa0mf.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-03-07-16-31-36.bpo-43429.Koa0mf.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+The :meth:`~mmap.mmap.size` method of the :class:`mmap.mmap` class now
+returns the size of an anonymous mapping on both Unix and Windows.
+Previously, the size would be returned on Windows and an :exc:`OSError`
+would be raised on Unix.
diff --git a/Modules/mmapmodule.c b/Modules/mmapmodule.c
@@ -459,6 +459,9 @@ mmap_size_method(mmap_object *self,
 
 #ifdef UNIX
     {
+        if (self->fd == -1) {
+            return PyLong_FromSsize_t(self->size);
+        }
         struct _Py_stat_struct status;
         if (_Py_fstat(self->fd, &status) == -1)
             return NULL;