source/blender/makesdna/DNA_customdata_types.h

@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ typedef struct CustomDataLayer {
   int active_mask;
   /** Shape key-block unique id reference. */
   int uid;
+  /** Only for use in RNA and #bpy_rna: number of items in the layer data. */
+  int length;
   /** Layer name, MAX_CUSTOMDATA_LAYER_NAME. */
   char name[68];
-  char _pad1[4];
   /** Layer data. */
   void *data;
   /**

source/blender/makesrna/RNA_access.hh

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ const StructRNA *RNA_struct_base_child_of(const StructRNA *type, const StructRNA
 
 bool RNA_struct_is_ID(const StructRNA *type);
 bool RNA_struct_is_a(const StructRNA *type, const StructRNA *srna);
+bool RNA_struct_is_attribute_array(const StructRNA *type);
 
 bool RNA_struct_undo_check(const StructRNA *type);
 

source/blender/makesrna/RNA_types.hh

@@ -723,6 +723,8 @@ enum StructFlag {
    * So accessing the property should not read from the current context to derive values/limits.
    */
   STRUCT_NO_CONTEXT_WITHOUT_OWNER_ID = (1 << 11),
+  /** Indicates that this struct is a geometry attribute array. */
+  STRUCT_ATTRIBUTE_ARRAY = (1 << 12),
 };
 
 using StructValidateFunc = int (*)(PointerRNA *ptr, void *data, bool *have_function);

source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_access.cc

@@ -744,6 +744,11 @@ bool RNA_struct_idprops_unset(PointerRNA *ptr, const char *identifier)
   return false;
 }
 
+bool RNA_struct_is_attribute_array(const StructRNA *type)
+{
+  return (type->flag & STRUCT_ATTRIBUTE_ARRAY) != 0;
+}
+
 bool RNA_struct_is_a(const StructRNA *type, const StructRNA *srna)
 {
   const StructRNA *base;

source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_attribute.cc

@@ -351,6 +351,13 @@ static void rna_Attribute_update_data(Main * /*bmain*/, Scene * /*scene*/, Point
   }
 }
 
+static PointerRNA rna_Attribute_attribute_array_get(PointerRNA *ptr)
+{
+  CustomDataLayer *layer = static_cast<CustomDataLayer *>(ptr->data);
+  layer->length = rna_Attribute_data_length(ptr);
+  return rna_pointer_inherit_refine(ptr, &RNA_AttributeArray, ptr->data);
+}
+
 /* Color Attribute */
 
 static void rna_ByteColorAttributeValue_color_get(PointerRNA *ptr, float *values)
@@ -1175,6 +1182,17 @@ static void rna_def_attribute_float2(BlenderRNA *brna)
   RNA_def_property_update(prop, 0, "rna_Attribute_update_data");
 }
 
+static void rna_def_attribute_array(BlenderRNA *brna)
+{
+  /* The #AttributeArray struct grants access to attribute arrays in Blender python. The
+   * #STRUCT_ATTRIBUTE_ARRAY flag is linked to the #BPy_AttributeArray in #bpy_rna.cc. See
+   * #python/generic/attribute_array_py_api.cc for all Python methods available in this class. */
+  StructRNA *srna = RNA_def_struct(brna, "AttributeArray", nullptr);
+  RNA_def_struct_flag(srna, STRUCT_ATTRIBUTE_ARRAY);
+  RNA_def_struct_sdna(srna, "CustomDataLayer");
+  RNA_def_struct_ui_text(srna, "Attribute Array", "A geometry attribute data array");
+}
+
 static void rna_def_attribute(BlenderRNA *brna)
 {
   PropertyRNA *prop;
@@ -1217,6 +1235,12 @@ static void rna_def_attribute(BlenderRNA *brna)
   RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Is Required", "Whether the attribute can be removed or renamed");
   RNA_def_property_clear_flag(prop, PROP_EDITABLE);
 
+  /* Direct Python access to the attribute array. */
+  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "data_array", PROP_POINTER, PROP_NONE);
+  RNA_def_property_struct_type(prop, "AttributeArray");
+  RNA_def_property_pointer_funcs(
+      prop, "rna_Attribute_attribute_array_get", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
+
   /* types */
   rna_def_attribute_float(brna);
   rna_def_attribute_float_vector(brna);
@@ -1230,6 +1254,8 @@ static void rna_def_attribute(BlenderRNA *brna)
   rna_def_attribute_bool(brna);
   rna_def_attribute_float2(brna);
   rna_def_attribute_int8(brna);
+
+  rna_def_attribute_array(brna);
 }
 
 /* Mesh/PointCloud/Curves.attributes */

source/blender/python/generic/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ set(INC_SYS
 )
 
 set(SRC
+  attribute_array_py_api.cc
   bgl.cc
   bl_math_py_api.cc
   blf_py_api.cc
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ set(SRC
   py_capi_rna.cc
   py_capi_utils.cc
 
+  attribute_array_py_api.h
+  attribute_array_py_types.hh
   bgl.h
   bl_math_py_api.h
   blf_py_api.h

source/blender/python/generic/attribute_array_py_api.cc

@@ -0,0 +1,659 @@
+/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Blender Authors
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+/** \file
+ * \ingroup pygen
+ */
+
+#include "attribute_array_py_types.hh"
+
+#include "RNA_access.hh"
+
+namespace blender::python::attributearray {
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name BPy_AttributeArray Mapping
+ * \{ */
+
+static int BPy_AttributeArray_assign_subscript_int(BPy_AttributeArray *self,
+                                                   Py_ssize_t index,
+                                                   PyObject *value_to_assign)
+{
+  Py_ssize_t index_abs = index >= 0 ? index : index + self->data_layer->length;
+  if (index_abs < 0 || index_abs >= self->data_layer->length) {
+    PyErr_Format(PyExc_IndexError,
+                 "AttributeArray[index] = value: index %d out of range, size %d",
+                 index,
+                 self->data_layer->length);
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  if (!check_attribute_type(self)) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  if (!set_attribute_by_type(self, int(index), value_to_assign)) {
+    StringRef type_description = get_attribute_type_description(self);
+    PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
+                 "AttributeArray[index] = value: invalid value type, expected a %.200s",
+                 type_description.data());
+    return -1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int BPy_AttributeArray_assign_subscript_slice(BPy_AttributeArray *self,
+                                                     Py_ssize_t start,
+                                                     Py_ssize_t stop,
+                                                     PyObject *values_to_assign)
+{
+  if (!check_attribute_type(self)) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  if (!PySequence_Check(values_to_assign)) {
+    StringRef type_description = get_attribute_type_description(self);
+    PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
+                 "AttributeArray[:] = value: invalid value type, expected a sequence of %.200s",
+                 type_description.data());
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  const Py_ssize_t count = PySequence_Fast_GET_SIZE(values_to_assign);
+  if (count != stop - start) {
+    PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
+                 "AttributeArray[:] = value: size mismatch in assignment (expected %d, got %d)",
+                 stop - start,
+                 count);
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  /* Assign sequence to attribute array. */
+  PyObject **values_fast = PySequence_Fast_ITEMS(values_to_assign);
+  for (int index = start; index < stop; index++) {
+    PyObject *item = values_fast[index - start];
+    if (item) {
+      if (!set_attribute_by_type(self, index, item)) {
+        StringRef type_description = get_attribute_type_description(self);
+        PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
+                     "AttributeArray[index] = value: invalid value type, expected a %.200s",
+                     type_description.data());
+        return -1;
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      return -1;
+    }
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int BPy_AttributeArray_assign_subscript(BPy_AttributeArray *self,
+                                               PyObject *key,
+                                               PyObject *value)
+{
+  if (value == nullptr) {
+    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "del AttributeArray[key]: not supported");
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  if (PyIndex_Check(key)) {
+    const Py_ssize_t index = PyNumber_AsSsize_t(key, PyExc_IndexError);
+    if (index == -1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+    return BPy_AttributeArray_assign_subscript_int(self, index, value);
+  }
+  else if (PySlice_Check(key)) {
+    Py_ssize_t step = 1;
+    PySliceObject *key_slice = (PySliceObject *)key;
+
+    if (key_slice->step != Py_None && !_PyEval_SliceIndex(key, &step)) {
+      return -1;
+    }
+    if (step != 1) {
+      PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "AttributeArray[slice]: slice steps not supported");
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+    Py_ssize_t start, stop, slicelength;
+    if (PySlice_GetIndicesEx(key, self->data_layer->length, &start, &stop, &step, &slicelength) <
+        0)
+    {
+      return -1;
+    }
+    if (slicelength <= 0) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    return BPy_AttributeArray_assign_subscript_slice(self, start, stop, value);
+  }
+
+  PyErr_Format(PyExc_IndexError,
+               "AttributeArray[key] = value: invalid key, must be an int or slice, not %.200s",
+               Py_TYPE(key)->tp_name);
+  return -1;
+}
+
+static PyObject *BPy_AttributeArray_subscript_int(BPy_AttributeArray *self, Py_ssize_t index)
+{
+  Py_ssize_t index_abs = index >= 0 ? index : index + self->data_layer->length;
+  if (index_abs < 0 || index_abs >= self->data_layer->length) {
+    PyErr_Format(PyExc_IndexError,
+                 "AttributeArray[index]: index %d out of range, size %d",
+                 index,
+                 self->data_layer->length);
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  if (!check_attribute_type(self)) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  return get_attribute_by_type(self, int(index));
+}
+
+static PyObject *BPy_AttributeArray_subscript_slice(BPy_AttributeArray *self,
+                                                    Py_ssize_t start,
+                                                    Py_ssize_t stop)
+{
+  PyObject *list = PyList_New(stop - start);
+  for (int i = 0; i < stop - start; i++) {
+    PyObject *item = BPy_AttributeArray_subscript_int(self, start + i);
+    PyList_SET_ITEM(list, i, item);
+  }
+  return list;
+}
+
+static PyObject *BPy_AttributeArray_subscript(BPy_AttributeArray *self, PyObject *key)
+{
+  if (PyIndex_Check(key)) {
+    const Py_ssize_t keynum = PyNumber_AsSsize_t(key, PyExc_IndexError);
+    if (keynum == -1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
+      return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    return BPy_AttributeArray_subscript_int(self, keynum);
+  }
+  else if (PySlice_Check(key)) {
+    Py_ssize_t step = 1;
+    PySliceObject *key_slice = (PySliceObject *)key;
+
+    if (key_slice->step != Py_None && !_PyEval_SliceIndex(key, &step)) {
+      return nullptr;
+    }
+    if (step != 1) {
+      PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "AttributeArray[slice]: slice steps not supported");
+      return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    Py_ssize_t start, stop, slicelength;
+    if (PySlice_GetIndicesEx(key, self->data_layer->length, &start, &stop, &step, &slicelength) <
+        0)
+    {
+      return nullptr;
+    }
+    if (slicelength <= 0) {
+      return PyList_New(0);
+    }
+
+    return BPy_AttributeArray_subscript_slice(self, start, stop);
+  }
+
+  PyErr_Format(PyExc_IndexError,
+               "AttributeArray[key]: invalid key, must be an int or slice, not %.200s",
+               Py_TYPE(key)->tp_name);
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+static Py_ssize_t BPy_AttributeArray_length(BPy_AttributeArray *self)
+{
+  return self->data_layer->length;
+}
+
+/** \} */
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name BPy_AttributeArray Foreach get/set
+ * \{ */
+
+static PyObject *foreach_getset(BPy_AttributeArray *self,
+                                PyObject *args,
+                                const char *function_name,
+                                const bool use_get)
+{
+  PyObject *buffer_obj;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O:foreach_get/set", &buffer_obj)) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  if (!PyObject_CheckBuffer(buffer_obj)) {
+    PyErr_Format(
+        PyExc_TypeError,
+        "%s(array) expected the argument to be a contiguous array (like a Python or numpy array), "
+        "not a %.200s",
+        function_name,
+        Py_TYPE(buffer_obj)->tp_name);
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  /* Compare buffer with attribute array size and type. */
+  Py_buffer buffer;
+  if (PyObject_GetBuffer(buffer_obj, &buffer, PyBUF_ND | PyBUF_FORMAT) == -1) {
+    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_BufferError, "%s(array): couldn't access the buffer");
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  if (!check_attribute_type(self)) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  const bool type_is_compatible = check_buffer_format(self, buffer.format);
+  const int item_size = get_attribute_item_size(self);
+  const bool size_matches = (buffer.len == int64_t(self->data_layer->length) * item_size);
+
+  if (!type_is_compatible || !size_matches) {
+    PyBuffer_Release(&buffer);
+  }
+
+  if (!type_is_compatible) {
+    const char expected_buffer_format = get_buffer_format_by_type(self);
+    PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
+                 "%s(array): array type mismatch (expected type '%.1s', got '%.1s')",
+                 function_name,
+                 &expected_buffer_format,
+                 buffer.format);
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  if (!size_matches) {
+    PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
+                 "%s(array): array length mismatch (expected %lld, got %lld)",
+                 function_name,
+                 int64_t(self->data_layer->length) * item_size,
+                 buffer.len);
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  /* Source and destination arrays are contiguous, copy the data at once. */
+  if (use_get) {
+    memcpy(buffer.buf, self->data_layer->data, buffer.len);
+  }
+  else {
+    memcpy(self->data_layer->data, buffer.buf, buffer.len);
+  }
+
+  PyBuffer_Release(&buffer);
+
+  Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(
+    /* Wrap. */
+    BPy_AttributeArray_foreach_get_doc,
+    ".. method:: foreach_get(array)\n"
+    "\n"
+    "   This is a function to give fast access to the values in an geometry attribute array.\n"
+    "\n"
+    "   :arg array: An contiguous array of the same size as the attribute array,\n"
+    "               e.g. a Python array.array() or a numpy array.\n"
+    "   :type array: The same type as the attribute array.\n");
+static PyObject *BPy_AttributeArray_foreach_get(BPy_AttributeArray *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  return foreach_getset(self, args, "foreach_get", true);
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(
+    /* Wrap. */
+    BPy_AttributeArray_foreach_set_doc,
+    ".. method:: foreach_set(array)\n"
+    "\n"
+    "   This is a function to give fast access to the values in an geometry attribute array.\n"
+    "\n"
+    "   :arg array: An contiguous array of the same size as the attribute array,\n"
+    "               e.g. a Python array.array() or a numpy array.\n"
+    "   :type array: The same type as the attribute array.\n");
+static PyObject *BPy_AttributeArray_foreach_set(BPy_AttributeArray *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  return foreach_getset(self, args, "foreach_set", false);
+}
+
+/** \} */
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name BPy_AttributeArray Fill
+ * \{ */
+
+static std::optional<int> get_index_int(PyObject *py_index)
+{
+  const int index = PyLong_AsLong(py_index);
+  if (index == -1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
+  return index;
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(
+    /* Wrap. */
+    BPy_AttributeArray_fill_doc,
+    ".. method:: fill(value, indices=None)\n"
+    "\n"
+    "   Fill the geometry attribute array with a value.\n"
+    "\n"
+    "   :arg value: Value to fill the array with.\n"
+    "   :arg indices: Only fill the given indices (optional argument).\n"
+    "   :type indices: List, array or numpy array of ints.\n");
+static PyObject *BPy_AttributeArray_fill(BPy_AttributeArray *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  /* Get fill value and (optionally) a list of indices. */
+  PyObject *py_value, *py_indices = nullptr;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O|O:AttributeArray.fill(value, indices)", &py_value, &py_indices)) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  if (!check_attribute_type(self)) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  /* Verify the indices object. */
+  if (py_indices == Py_None) {
+    py_indices = nullptr;
+  }
+  if (py_indices && !PySequence_Check(py_indices)) {
+    PyErr_SetString(
+        PyExc_TypeError,
+        "AttributeArray.fill[value, indices]: invalid indices type, expected a list of ints");
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  Py_ssize_t indices_length;
+  if (py_indices) {
+    indices_length = PySequence_Size(py_indices);
+    if (indices_length == 0) {
+      Py_RETURN_NONE;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* Get the index of first value in the array. */
+  int first_index = 0;
+  if (py_indices) {
+    PyObject *py_index = PySequence_GetItem(py_indices, 0);
+    std::optional<int> maybe_first_index = get_index_int(py_index);
+    if (!maybe_first_index.has_value()) {
+      PyErr_Format(
+          PyExc_IndexError,
+          "AttributeArray.fill(value, indices): invalid index type (expected an int, got %.200s)",
+          Py_TYPE(py_index)->tp_name);
+      Py_DECREF(py_index);
+      return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    Py_DECREF(py_index);
+    first_index = maybe_first_index.value();
+    if (first_index < 0 || first_index >= self->data_layer->length) {
+      PyErr_Format(PyExc_IndexError,
+                   "AttributeArray.fill(value, indices): index %d out of range, size %d",
+                   first_index,
+                   self->data_layer->length);
+      return nullptr;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* Set the first value. */
+  if (!set_attribute_by_type(self, first_index, py_value)) {
+    StringRef type_description = get_attribute_type_description(self);
+    PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
+                 "AttributeArray.fill(value, ...): invalid value type, expected a %.200s",
+                 type_description.data());
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
+  /* Fill the entire array. */
+  void *data = self->data_layer->data;
+  const int item_size = get_attribute_item_size(self);
+  if (py_indices == nullptr) {
+    for (int index = 1; index < self->data_layer->length; index++) {
+      memcpy(static_cast<int8_t *>(data) + index * item_size, data, item_size);
+    }
+  }
+  /* Fill the array using indices. */
+  else {
+    for (int i = 1; i < indices_length; i++) {
+      PyObject *py_index = PySequence_GetItem(py_indices, i);
+      std::optional<int> maybe_index = get_index_int(py_index);
+      if (!maybe_index.has_value()) {
+        PyErr_Format(PyExc_IndexError,
+                     "AttributeArray.fill(value, indices): invalid index type (expected an int, "
+                     "got %.200s)",
+                     Py_TYPE(py_index)->tp_name);
+        Py_DECREF(py_index);
+        return nullptr;
+      }
+
+      Py_DECREF(py_index);
+      const int index = maybe_index.value();
+      if (index < 0 || index >= self->data_layer->length) {
+        PyErr_Format(PyExc_IndexError,
+                     "AttributeArray.fill(value, indices): index %d out of range, size %d",
+                     index,
+                     self->data_layer->length);
+        return nullptr;
+      }
+
+      memcpy(static_cast<int8_t *>(data) + index * item_size,
+             static_cast<int8_t *>(data) + first_index * item_size,
+             item_size);
+    }
+  }
+
+  Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+/** \} */
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name BPy_AttributeArray Miscellaneous
+ * \{ */
+
+static PyObject *BPy_AttributeArray_repr(BPy_AttributeArray *self)
+{
+  const CustomDataLayer &layer = *self->data_layer;
+
+  return PyUnicode_FromFormat("<AttributeArray, '%.200s' at %p>", layer.name, layer.data);
+}
+
+static Py_hash_t BPy_AttributeArray_hash(BPy_AttributeArray *self)
+{
+  return _Py_HashPointer(self->data_layer);
+}
+
+/** \} */
+
+}  // namespace blender::python::attributearray
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name BPy_AttributeArray Create object
+ * \{ */
+
+PyObject *BPy_AttributeArray_CreatePyObject(PointerRNA *ptr)
+{
+  BPy_AttributeArray *self = PyObject_New(BPy_AttributeArray, &BPy_AttributeArray_Type);
+  self->data_layer = static_cast<CustomDataLayer *>(ptr->data);
+  return (PyObject *)self;
+}
+
+/** \} */
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name BPy_AttributeArray Type
+ * \{ */
+
+using namespace blender::python::attributearray;
+
+static PyMethodDef BPy_AttributeArray_methods[] = {
+    {"foreach_get",
+     (PyCFunction)BPy_AttributeArray_foreach_get,
+     METH_VARARGS,
+     BPy_AttributeArray_foreach_get_doc},
+    {"foreach_set",
+     (PyCFunction)BPy_AttributeArray_foreach_set,
+     METH_VARARGS,
+     BPy_AttributeArray_foreach_set_doc},
+    {"fill", (PyCFunction)BPy_AttributeArray_fill, METH_VARARGS, BPy_AttributeArray_fill_doc},
+    {nullptr, nullptr, 0, nullptr},
+};
+
+static PySequenceMethods BPy_AttributeArray_as_sequence = {
+    /*sq_length*/ (lenfunc)BPy_AttributeArray_length,
+    /*sq_concat*/ nullptr,
+    /*sq_repeat*/ nullptr,
+    /*sq_item*/ (ssizeargfunc)BPy_AttributeArray_subscript_int,
+    /*was_sq_slice*/ nullptr,
+    /*sq_ass_item*/
+    (ssizeobjargproc)BPy_AttributeArray_assign_subscript_int,
+    /*was_sq_ass_slice*/ nullptr,
+    /*sq_contains*/ nullptr,
+    /*sq_inplace_concat*/ nullptr,
+    /*sq_inplace_repeat*/ nullptr,
+};
+
+static PyMappingMethods BPy_AttributeArray_as_mapping = {
+    /*mp_length*/ (lenfunc)BPy_AttributeArray_length,
+    /*mp_subscript*/ (binaryfunc)BPy_AttributeArray_subscript,
+    /*mp_ass_subscript*/
+    (objobjargproc)BPy_AttributeArray_assign_subscript,
+};
+
+PyTypeObject BPy_AttributeArray_Type = {
+    /*ob_base*/ PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(nullptr, 0)
+    /*tp_name*/ "AttributeArray",
+    /*tp_basicsize*/ sizeof(BPy_AttributeArray),
+    /*tp_itemsize*/ 0,
+    /*tp_dealloc*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_vectorcall_offset */ 0,
+    /*tp_getattr*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_setattr*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_as_async*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_repr*/ (reprfunc)BPy_AttributeArray_repr,
+    /*tp_as_number*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_as_sequence*/ &BPy_AttributeArray_as_sequence,
+    /*tp_as_mapping*/ &BPy_AttributeArray_as_mapping,
+    /*tp_hash*/ (hashfunc)BPy_AttributeArray_hash,
+    /*tp_call*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_str*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_getattro*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_setattro*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_as_buffer*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_flags*/ Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT,
+    /*tp_doc*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_traverse*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_clear*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_richcompare*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_weaklistoffset*/ 0,
+    /*tp_iter*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_iternext*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_methods*/ BPy_AttributeArray_methods,
+    /*tp_members*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_getset*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_base*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_dict*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_descr_get*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_descr_set*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_dictoffset*/ 0,
+    /*tp_init*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_alloc*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_new*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_free*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_is_gc*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_bases*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_mro*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_cache*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_subclasses*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_weaklist*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_del*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_version_tag*/ 0,
+    /*tp_finalize*/ nullptr,
+    /*tp_vectorcall*/ nullptr,
+};
+
+/** \} */
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name Initialize Types
+ * \{ */
+
+void AttributeArray_Init_Types()
+{
+  PyType_Ready(&BPy_AttributeArray_Type);
+}
+
+/** \} */
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name Public Module 'attribute_array.types'
+ * \{ */
+
+static PyModuleDef AttributeArray_types_module_def = {
+    /*m_base*/ PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
+    /*m_name*/ "attribute_array.types",
+    /*m_doc*/ nullptr,
+    /*m_size*/ 0,
+    /*m_methods*/ nullptr,
+    /*m_slots*/ nullptr,
+    /*m_traverse*/ nullptr,
+    /*m_clear*/ nullptr,
+    /*m_free*/ nullptr,
+};
+
+static PyObject *BPyInit_attribute_array_types()
+{
+  PyObject *submodule;
+
+  submodule = PyModule_Create(&AttributeArray_types_module_def);
+
+  AttributeArray_Init_Types();
+
+  PyModule_AddType(submodule, &BPy_AttributeArray_Type);
+
+  return submodule;
+}
+
+/** \} */
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name Public Module 'attribute_array'
+ * \{ */
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(
+    /* Wrap. */
+    AttributeArray_module_doc,
+    "This module provides access to geometry attribute arrays.");
+static PyModuleDef AttributeArray_module_def = {
+    /*m_base*/ PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
+    /*m_name*/ "attribute_array",
+    /*m_doc*/ AttributeArray_module_doc,
+    /*m_size*/ 0,
+    /*m_methods*/ nullptr,
+    /*m_slots*/ nullptr,
+    /*m_traverse*/ nullptr,
+    /*m_clear*/ nullptr,
+    /*m_free*/ nullptr,
+};
+
+PyObject *BPyInit_attribute_array()
+{
+  PyObject *mod;
+  PyObject *submodule;
+  PyObject *sys_modules = PyImport_GetModuleDict();
+
+  mod = PyModule_Create(&AttributeArray_module_def);
+
+  /* attribute_array.types */
+  PyModule_AddObject(mod, "types", (submodule = BPyInit_attribute_array_types()));
+  PyDict_SetItem(sys_modules, PyModule_GetNameObject(submodule), submodule);
+
+  return mod;
+}
+
+/** \} */

source/blender/python/generic/attribute_array_py_api.h

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Blender Authors
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+/** \file
+ * \ingroup pygen
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+struct PointerRNA;
+struct CustomDataLayer;
+
+extern PyTypeObject BPy_AttributeArray_Type;
+
+typedef struct BPy_AttributeArray {
+  PyObject_VAR_HEAD
+  CustomDataLayer *data_layer;
+} BPy_AttributeArray;
+
+PyObject *BPy_AttributeArray_CreatePyObject(PointerRNA *ptr);
+
+void AttributeArray_Init_Types(void);
+
+PyObject *BPyInit_attribute_array(void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif

source/blender/python/generic/attribute_array_py_types.hh

@@ -0,0 +1,637 @@
+/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Blender Authors
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+/** \file
+ * \ingroup pygen
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <map>
+
+#include <Python.h>
+
+#include "attribute_array_py_api.h"
+#include "py_capi_utils.h"
+
+#include "../mathutils/mathutils.h"
+
+#include "DNA_meshdata_types.h"
+
+#include "BKE_customdata.hh"
+
+#include "BLI_color.hh"
+#include "BLI_math_matrix_types.hh"
+#include "BLI_math_quaternion_types.hh"
+#include "BLI_math_vector_types.hh"
+
+namespace blender::python::attributearray {
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name BPy_AttributeArray Set attribute
+ * \{ */
+
+static bool set_attribute_bool(void *data, int index, PyObject *py_value)
+{
+  const int value = PyC_Long_AsBool(py_value);
+  if (value == -1) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  static_cast<bool *>(data)[index] = value;
+  return true;
+}
+
+static bool set_attribute_float(void *data, int index, PyObject *py_value)
+{
+  if (PyLong_Check(py_value)) {
+    /* Allow int values (like 0), convert them to float. */
+    const long value = PyLong_AsLong(py_value);
+    static_cast<float *>(data)[index] = float(value);
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (!PyFloat_Check(py_value)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  static_cast<float *>(data)[index] = PyFloat_AsDouble(py_value);
+  return true;
+}
+
+static bool set_attribute_int8(void *data, int index, PyObject *py_value)
+{
+  const int value = _PyLong_AsInt(py_value);
+  if (UNLIKELY(value == -1 && PyErr_Occurred())) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (UNLIKELY(value < INT8_MIN || value > INT8_MAX)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  static_cast<int8_t *>(data)[index] = int8_t(value);
+  return true;
+}
+
+static bool set_attribute_uint8(void *data, int index, PyObject *py_value)
+{
+  const int value = _PyLong_AsInt(py_value);
+  if (UNLIKELY(value == -1 && PyErr_Occurred())) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (UNLIKELY(value < 0 || value > UINT8_MAX)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  static_cast<uint8_t *>(data)[index] = uint8_t(value);
+  return true;
+}
+
+static bool set_attribute_int32(void *data, int index, PyObject *py_value)
+{
+  if (!PyLong_Check(py_value)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const long value = PyLong_AsLong(py_value);
+  if (UNLIKELY(value < INT32_MIN || value > INT32_MAX)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  static_cast<int32_t *>(data)[index] = int32_t(value);
+  return true;
+}
+
+static bool set_attribute_int2(void *data, int index, PyObject *py_value)
+{
+  if (PyTuple_Check(py_value)) {
+    const Py_ssize_t size = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(py_value);
+    if (size != 2) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    int2 &set_value = static_cast<int2 *>(data)[index];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+      if (!set_attribute_int32(set_value, i, PyTuple_GET_ITEM(py_value, i))) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (PyList_Check(py_value)) {
+    const Py_ssize_t size = PyList_GET_SIZE(py_value);
+    if (size != 2) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    int2 &set_value = static_cast<int2 *>(data)[index];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+      if (!set_attribute_int32(set_value, i, PyList_GET_ITEM(py_value, i))) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+static bool set_attribute_string(void *data, int index, PyObject *py_value)
+{
+  if (!PyUnicode_Check(py_value)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const std::string value = std::string(PyUnicode_AsUTF8(py_value));
+  if (value.length() > 254) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  strcpy(static_cast<MStringProperty *>(data)[index].s, value.c_str());
+  static_cast<MStringProperty *>(data)[index].s_len = value.length();
+  return true;
+}
+
+static bool set_attribute_float2(void *data, int index, PyObject *py_value)
+{
+  if (VectorObject_Check(py_value)) {
+    const VectorObject *value = reinterpret_cast<VectorObject *>(py_value);
+    if (value->vec_num != 2) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    static_cast<float2 *>(data)[index] = {value->vec[0], value->vec[1]};
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (PyTuple_Check(py_value)) {
+    const Py_ssize_t size = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(py_value);
+    if (size != 2) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    float2 &set_value = static_cast<float2 *>(data)[index];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+      if (!set_attribute_float(set_value, i, PyTuple_GET_ITEM(py_value, i))) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (PyList_Check(py_value)) {
+    const Py_ssize_t size = PyList_GET_SIZE(py_value);
+    if (size != 2) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    float2 &set_value = static_cast<float2 *>(data)[index];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+      if (!set_attribute_float(set_value, i, PyList_GET_ITEM(py_value, i))) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+static bool set_attribute_float3(void *data, int index, PyObject *py_value)
+{
+  if (VectorObject_Check(py_value)) {
+    const VectorObject *value = reinterpret_cast<VectorObject *>(py_value);
+    if (value->vec_num != 3) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    static_cast<float3 *>(data)[index] = {value->vec[0], value->vec[1], value->vec[2]};
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (PyTuple_Check(py_value)) {
+    const Py_ssize_t size = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(py_value);
+    if (size != 3) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    float3 &set_value = static_cast<float3 *>(data)[index];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+      if (!set_attribute_float(set_value, i, PyTuple_GET_ITEM(py_value, i))) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (PyList_Check(py_value)) {
+    const Py_ssize_t size = PyList_GET_SIZE(py_value);
+    if (size != 3) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    float3 &set_value = static_cast<float3 *>(data)[index];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+      if (!set_attribute_float(set_value, i, PyList_GET_ITEM(py_value, i))) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+static bool set_attribute_quaternion(void *data, int index, PyObject *py_value)
+{
+  if (QuaternionObject_Check(py_value)) {
+    const QuaternionObject *value = reinterpret_cast<QuaternionObject *>(py_value);
+    static_cast<math::Quaternion *>(data)[index] = {
+        value->quat[0], value->quat[1], value->quat[2], value->quat[3]};
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (PyTuple_Check(py_value)) {
+    const Py_ssize_t size = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(py_value);
+    if (size != 4) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    float4 &set_value = static_cast<float4 *>(data)[index];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+      if (!set_attribute_float(set_value, i, PyTuple_GET_ITEM(py_value, i))) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (PyList_Check(py_value)) {
+    const Py_ssize_t size = PyList_GET_SIZE(py_value);
+    if (size != 4) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    float4 &set_value = static_cast<float4 *>(data)[index];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+      if (!set_attribute_float(set_value, i, PyList_GET_ITEM(py_value, i))) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+static bool set_attribute_float4x4(void *data, int index, PyObject *py_value)
+{
+  if (!MatrixObject_Check(py_value)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  MatrixObject &value = *reinterpret_cast<MatrixObject *>(py_value);
+  if (value.col_num != 4 || value.row_num != 4) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  std::copy_n(value.matrix, 16, static_cast<float4x4 *>(data)[index].base_ptr());
+  return true;
+}
+
+static bool set_attribute_color(void *data, int index, PyObject *py_value)
+{
+  if (PyTuple_Check(py_value)) {
+    const Py_ssize_t size = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(py_value);
+    if (size != 4) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    ColorGeometry4f &set_value = static_cast<ColorGeometry4f *>(data)[index];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+      if (!set_attribute_float(set_value, i, PyTuple_GET_ITEM(py_value, i))) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (PyList_Check(py_value)) {
+    const Py_ssize_t size = PyList_GET_SIZE(py_value);
+    if (size != 4) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    ColorGeometry4f &set_value = static_cast<ColorGeometry4f *>(data)[index];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+      if (!set_attribute_float(set_value, i, PyList_GET_ITEM(py_value, i))) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+static bool set_attribute_byte_color(void *data, int index, PyObject *py_value)
+{
+  if (PyTuple_Check(py_value)) {
+    const Py_ssize_t size = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(py_value);
+    if (size != 4) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    ColorGeometry4b &set_value = static_cast<ColorGeometry4b *>(data)[index];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+      if (!set_attribute_uint8(set_value, i, PyTuple_GET_ITEM(py_value, i))) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (PyList_Check(py_value)) {
+    const Py_ssize_t size = PyList_GET_SIZE(py_value);
+    if (size != 4) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    ColorGeometry4b &set_value = static_cast<ColorGeometry4b *>(data)[index];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+      if (!set_attribute_uint8(set_value, i, PyList_GET_ITEM(py_value, i))) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+/** \} */
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name BPy_AttributeArray Get attribute
+ * \{ */
+
+PyObject *get_attribute_bool(void *data, int index)
+{
+  return PyBool_FromLong(static_cast<bool *>(data)[index]);
+}
+
+PyObject *get_attribute_float(void *data, int index)
+{
+  return PyFloat_FromDouble(static_cast<float *>(data)[index]);
+}
+
+PyObject *get_attribute_int8(void *data, int index)
+{
+  return PyLong_FromLong(static_cast<int8_t *>(data)[index]);
+}
+
+PyObject *get_attribute_int32(void *data, int index)
+{
+  return PyLong_FromLong(static_cast<int32_t *>(data)[index]);
+}
+
+PyObject *get_attribute_int2(void *data, int index)
+{
+  PyObject *result = PyTuple_New(2);
+  for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+    PyTuple_SET_ITEM(result, i, PyLong_FromLong((static_cast<int2 *>(data)[index])[i]));
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+PyObject *get_attribute_string(void *data, int index)
+{
+  return PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize(static_cast<MStringProperty *>(data)[index].s,
+                                     static_cast<MStringProperty *>(data)[index].s_len);
+}
+
+PyObject *get_attribute_float2(void *data, int index)
+{
+  return Vector_CreatePyObject_wrap(static_cast<float2 *>(data)[index], 2, nullptr);
+}
+
+PyObject *get_attribute_float3(void *data, int index)
+{
+  return Vector_CreatePyObject_wrap(static_cast<float3 *>(data)[index], 3, nullptr);
+}
+
+PyObject *get_attribute_float4x4(void *data, int index)
+{
+  return Matrix_CreatePyObject_wrap(
+      static_cast<float *>((static_cast<float4x4 *>(data)[index]).base_ptr()), 4, 4, nullptr);
+}
+
+PyObject *get_attribute_quaternion(void *data, int index)
+{
+  return Quaternion_CreatePyObject_wrap(static_cast<float4 *>(data)[index], nullptr);
+}
+
+PyObject *get_attribute_color(void *data, int index)
+{
+  PyObject *result = PyTuple_New(4);
+  for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+    PyTuple_SET_ITEM(
+        result, i, PyFloat_FromDouble((static_cast<ColorGeometry4f *>(data)[index])[i]));
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+PyObject *get_attribute_byte_color(void *data, int index)
+{
+  PyObject *result = PyTuple_New(4);
+  for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+    PyTuple_SET_ITEM(result, i, PyLong_FromLong((static_cast<ColorGeometry4b *>(data)[index])[i]));
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+/** \} */
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/** \name BPy_AttributeArray Map attribute types to functions
+ * \{ */
+
+bool set_attribute_by_type(BPy_AttributeArray *self, int index, PyObject *value)
+{
+  void *data = self->data_layer->data;
+  switch (self->data_layer->type) {
+    case CD_PROP_BOOL:
+      return set_attribute_bool(data, index, value);
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT:
+      return set_attribute_float(data, index, value);
+    case CD_PROP_INT8:
+      return set_attribute_int8(data, index, value);
+    case CD_PROP_INT32:
+      return set_attribute_int32(data, index, value);
+    case CD_PROP_INT32_2D:
+      return set_attribute_int2(data, index, value);
+    case CD_PROP_STRING:
+      return set_attribute_string(data, index, value);
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT2:
+      return set_attribute_float2(data, index, value);
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT3:
+      return set_attribute_float3(data, index, value);
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT4X4:
+      return set_attribute_float4x4(data, index, value);
+    case CD_PROP_QUATERNION:
+      return set_attribute_quaternion(data, index, value);
+    case CD_PROP_COLOR:
+      return set_attribute_color(data, index, value);
+    case CD_PROP_BYTE_COLOR:
+      return set_attribute_byte_color(data, index, value);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+PyObject *get_attribute_by_type(const BPy_AttributeArray *self, int index)
+{
+  void *data = self->data_layer->data;
+  switch (self->data_layer->type) {
+    case CD_PROP_BOOL:
+      return get_attribute_bool(data, index);
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT:
+      return get_attribute_float(data, index);
+    case CD_PROP_INT8:
+      return get_attribute_int8(data, index);
+    case CD_PROP_INT32:
+      return get_attribute_int32(data, index);
+    case CD_PROP_INT32_2D:
+      return get_attribute_int2(data, index);
+    case CD_PROP_STRING:
+      return get_attribute_string(data, index);
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT2:
+      return get_attribute_float2(data, index);
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT3:
+      return get_attribute_float3(data, index);
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT4X4:
+      return get_attribute_float4x4(data, index);
+    case CD_PROP_QUATERNION:
+      return get_attribute_quaternion(data, index);
+    case CD_PROP_COLOR:
+      return get_attribute_color(data, index);
+    case CD_PROP_BYTE_COLOR:
+      return get_attribute_byte_color(data, index);
+  }
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+int get_attribute_item_size(BPy_AttributeArray *self)
+{
+  switch (self->data_layer->type) {
+    case CD_PROP_BOOL:
+      return sizeof(bool);
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT:
+      return sizeof(float);
+    case CD_PROP_INT8:
+      return sizeof(int8_t);
+    case CD_PROP_INT32:
+      return sizeof(int32_t);
+    case CD_PROP_INT32_2D:
+      return sizeof(int2);
+    case CD_PROP_STRING:
+      return sizeof(MStringProperty);
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT2:
+      return sizeof(float2);
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT3:
+      return sizeof(float3);
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT4X4:
+      return sizeof(float4x4);
+    case CD_PROP_QUATERNION:
+      return sizeof(math::Quaternion);
+    case CD_PROP_COLOR:
+      return sizeof(ColorGeometry4f);
+    case CD_PROP_BYTE_COLOR:
+      return sizeof(ColorGeometry4b);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+StringRef get_attribute_type_description(const BPy_AttributeArray *self)
+{
+  switch (self->data_layer->type) {
+    case CD_PROP_BOOL:
+      return "bool value True/False or 0/1";
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT:
+      return "float";
+    case CD_PROP_INT8:
+      return "int8 between -128 and 127";
+    case CD_PROP_INT32:
+      return "int";
+    case CD_PROP_INT32_2D:
+      return "tuple (x, y) or list [x, y] of ints";
+    case CD_PROP_STRING:
+      return "string with a maximum of 254 characters";
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT2:
+      return "mathutils.Vector((x, y)), tuple (x, y) or list [x, y]";
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT3:
+      return "mathutils.Vector((x, y, z)), tuple (x, y, z) or list [x, y, z]";
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT4X4:
+      return "mathutils.Matrix() with 4x4 dimensions";
+    case CD_PROP_QUATERNION:
+      return "mathutils.Quaternion((w, x, y, z)), tuple (w, x, y, z) or list [w, x, y, z]";
+    case CD_PROP_COLOR:
+      return "tuple (r, g, b, a) or list [r, g, b, a] of floats";
+    case CD_PROP_BYTE_COLOR:
+      return "tuple (r, g, b, a) or list [r, g, b, a] of int in the range 0-255";
+  }
+  return "";
+}
+
+char get_buffer_format_by_type(BPy_AttributeArray *self)
+{
+  switch (self->data_layer->type) {
+    case CD_PROP_BOOL:
+      return '?';
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT:
+      return 'f';
+    case CD_PROP_INT8:
+      return 'b';
+    case CD_PROP_INT32:
+      return 'i';
+    case CD_PROP_INT32_2D:
+      return 'i';
+    case CD_PROP_STRING:
+      return 'B';
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT2:
+      return 'f';
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT3:
+      return 'f';
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT4X4:
+      return 'f';
+    case CD_PROP_QUATERNION:
+      return 'f';
+    case CD_PROP_COLOR:
+      return 'f';
+    case CD_PROP_BYTE_COLOR:
+      return 'B';
+  }
+  return ' ';
+}
+
+bool check_buffer_format(const BPy_AttributeArray *self, const char *buffer_format)
+{
+  const char f = buffer_format ? *buffer_format : 'B';
+  switch (self->data_layer->type) {
+    case CD_PROP_BOOL:
+      return f == '?';
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT:
+      return f == 'f';
+    case CD_PROP_INT8:
+      return f == 'b';
+    case CD_PROP_INT32:
+      return f == 'i' || f == 'l';
+    case CD_PROP_INT32_2D:
+      return f == 'i' || f == 'l';
+    case CD_PROP_STRING:
+      return f == 'B';
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT2:
+      return f == 'f';
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT3:
+      return f == 'f';
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT4X4:
+      return f == 'f';
+    case CD_PROP_QUATERNION:
+      return f == 'f';
+    case CD_PROP_COLOR:
+      return f == 'f';
+    case CD_PROP_BYTE_COLOR:
+      return f == 'B';
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+bool check_attribute_type(const BPy_AttributeArray *self)
+{
+  switch (self->data_layer->type) {
+    case CD_PROP_BOOL:
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT:
+    case CD_PROP_INT8:
+    case CD_PROP_INT32:
+    case CD_PROP_INT32_2D:
+    case CD_PROP_STRING:
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT2:
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT3:
+    case CD_PROP_FLOAT4X4:
+    case CD_PROP_QUATERNION:
+    case CD_PROP_COLOR:
+    case CD_PROP_BYTE_COLOR:
+      return true;
+  }
+
+  PyErr_Format(
+      PyExc_TypeError,
+      "AttributeArray[index]: unexpected error, data type for attribute '%.200s' not found",
+      self->data_layer->name);
+  return false;
+}
+
+}  // namespace blender::python::attributearray

source/blender/python/intern/bpy.cc

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "../generic/python_utildefines.h"
 
 /* external util modules */
+#include "../generic/attribute_array_py_api.h"
 #include "../generic/idprop_py_api.h"
 #include "../generic/idprop_py_ui_api.h"
 #include "bpy_msgbus.h"
@@ -728,6 +729,7 @@ void BPy_init_modules(bContext *C)
   /* stand alone utility modules not related to blender directly */
   IDProp_Init_Types(); /* not actually a submodule, just types */
   IDPropertyUIData_Init_Types();
+  AttributeArray_Init_Types(); /* not actually a submodule, just types */
 #ifdef WITH_FREESTYLE
   Freestyle_Init();
 #endif

source/blender/python/intern/bpy_interface.cc

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 
 /* `inittab` initialization functions. */
 #include "../bmesh/bmesh_py_api.h"
+#include "../generic/attribute_array_py_api.h"
 #include "../generic/bgl.h"
 #include "../generic/bl_math_py_api.h"
 #include "../generic/blf_py_api.h"
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ static _inittab bpy_internal_modules[] = {
 #endif
     {"gpu", BPyInit_gpu},
     {"idprop", BPyInit_idprop},
+    {"attribute_array", BPyInit_attribute_array},
 #ifdef WITH_HYDRA
     {"_bpy_hydra", BPyInit_hydra},
 #endif

source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna.cc

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 
 #include "DEG_depsgraph_query.hh"
 
+#include "../generic/attribute_array_py_api.h"
 #include "../generic/idprop_py_api.h" /* For IDprop lookups. */
 #include "../generic/idprop_py_ui_api.h"
 #include "../generic/py_capi_rna.h"
@@ -1454,7 +1455,12 @@ PyObject *pyrna_prop_to_py(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop)
       PointerRNA newptr;
       newptr = RNA_property_pointer_get(ptr, prop);
       if (newptr.data) {
-        ret = pyrna_struct_CreatePyObject(&newptr);
+        if (RNA_struct_is_attribute_array(newptr.type)) {
+          ret = BPy_AttributeArray_CreatePyObject(&newptr);
+        }
+        else {
+          ret = pyrna_struct_CreatePyObject(&newptr);
+        }
       }
       else {
         ret = Py_None;