IronLanguages / IronLanguages/ironpython3
Invalid characters in sys.path raises a ValueError when trying to import
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Description
To repro:
import sys
sys.path.append(">")
import some_non_existent_module
ValueError: Illegal characters in path.
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue with the supplied sys.path and import snippet, then trace the import handling for invalid path entries in IronPython. Check existing import-related tests if available and verify that importing a missing module reports the expected missing-module error rather than ValueError for this input.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100