itertools: defer dropwhile predicate validation (#8504)

Store the `dropwhile` predicate as a Python object and call it while
advancing the iterator. This defers callable validation until the predicate
is first needed, matching CPython for empty input while preserving exception
propagation during iteration.

Remove the now-passing `test_dropwhile` expected-failure marker.

Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5.6-sol

Lib/test/test_itertools.py

@@ -1260,7 +1260,6 @@ class TestBasicOps(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(list(t), [1, 1, 1])
         self.assertRaises(StopIteration, next, t)
 
-    @unittest.expectedFailure  # TODO: RUSTPYTHON
     def test_dropwhile(self):
         data = [1, 3, 5, 20, 2, 4, 6, 8]
         self.assertEqual(list(dropwhile(underten, data)), [20, 2, 4, 6, 8])

crates/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ mod decl {
             rc::PyRc,
         },
         convert::ToPyObject,
-        function::{ArgCallable, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, PosArgs},
+        function::{FuncArgs, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, PosArgs},
         protocol::{PyIter, PyIterReturn, PyNumber},
         raise_if_stop,
         stdlib::sys,
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ mod decl {
     #[pyclass(name = "dropwhile")]
     #[derive(Debug, PyPayload)]
     struct PyItertoolsDropwhile {
-        predicate: ArgCallable,
+        predicate: PyObjectRef,
         iterable: PyIter,
         start_flag: AtomicCell<bool>,
     }
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ mod decl {
     #[derive(FromArgs)]
     struct DropwhileNewArgs {
         #[pyarg(positional)]
-        predicate: ArgCallable,
+        predicate: PyObjectRef,
         #[pyarg(positional)]
         iterable: PyIter,
     }
@@ -522,8 +522,7 @@ mod decl {
             if !zelf.start_flag.load() {
                 loop {
                     let obj = raise_if_stop!(iterable.next(vm)?);
-                    let pred = predicate.clone();
-                    let pred_value = pred.invoke((obj.clone(),), vm)?;
+                    let pred_value = predicate.call((obj.clone(),), vm)?;
                     if !pred_value.try_to_bool(vm)? {
                         zelf.start_flag.store(true);
                         return Ok(PyIterReturn::Return(obj));