Do not check required field for upb python MergeFrom

PiperOrigin-RevId: 568577335

python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py

diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py b/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py
index 03feac6..0bac00d 100755
--- a/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py
@@ -495,6 +495,12 @@
     req = more_messages_pb2.RequiredField()
     more_messages_pb2.RequiredWrapper(request=req)
 
+  def testMergeFromMissingRequiredField(self, message_module):
+    msg = more_messages_pb2.RequiredField()
+    message = more_messages_pb2.RequiredField()
+    message.MergeFrom(msg)
+    self.assertEqual(msg, message)
+
   def testAddWrongRepeatedNestedField(self, message_module):
     msg = message_module.TestAllTypes()
     try:

upb/python/message.c

diff --git a/upb/python/message.c b/upb/python/message.c
index 5e6ea23..f418938 100644
--- a/upb/python/message.c
+++ b/upb/python/message.c
@@ -454,8 +454,6 @@
   return ok;
 }
 
-static PyObject* PyUpb_Message_MergePartialFrom(PyObject*, PyObject*);
-
 static bool PyUpb_Message_InitMessageAttribute(PyObject* _self, PyObject* name,
                                                PyObject* value) {
   PyObject* submsg = PyUpb_Message_GetAttr(_self, name);
@@ -463,7 +461,7 @@
   assert(!PyErr_Occurred());
   bool ok;
   if (PyUpb_Message_TryCheck(value)) {
-    PyObject* tmp = PyUpb_Message_MergePartialFrom(submsg, value);
+    PyObject* tmp = PyUpb_Message_MergeFrom(submsg, value);
     ok = tmp != NULL;
     Py_XDECREF(tmp);
   } else if (PyDict_Check(value)) {
@@ -1197,8 +1195,7 @@
   return NULL;
 }
 
-static PyObject* PyUpb_Message_MergeInternal(PyObject* self, PyObject* arg,
-                                             bool check_required) {
+PyObject* PyUpb_Message_MergeFrom(PyObject* self, PyObject* arg) {
   if (self->ob_type != arg->ob_type) {
     PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
                  "Parameter to MergeFrom() must be instance of same class: "
@@ -1209,9 +1206,7 @@
   // OPT: exit if src is empty.
   PyObject* subargs = PyTuple_New(0);
   PyObject* serialized =
-      check_required
-          ? PyUpb_Message_SerializeToString(arg, subargs, NULL)
-          : PyUpb_Message_SerializePartialToString(arg, subargs, NULL);
+      PyUpb_Message_SerializePartialToString(arg, subargs, NULL);
   Py_DECREF(subargs);
   if (!serialized) return NULL;
   PyObject* ret = PyUpb_Message_MergeFromString(self, serialized);
@@ -1220,14 +1215,6 @@
   Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
-PyObject* PyUpb_Message_MergeFrom(PyObject* self, PyObject* arg) {
-  return PyUpb_Message_MergeInternal(self, arg, true);
-}
-
-static PyObject* PyUpb_Message_MergePartialFrom(PyObject* self, PyObject* arg) {
-  return PyUpb_Message_MergeInternal(self, arg, false);
-}
-
 static PyObject* PyUpb_Message_Clear(PyUpb_Message* self);
 
 static PyObject* PyUpb_Message_CopyFrom(PyObject* _self, PyObject* arg) {