IronLanguages / IronLanguages/ironpython3
backslashreplace error handlers should work for decoding and translating
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Description
See https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.5.html#other-language-changes
For example:
assert b"\x80".decode("utf-8", "backslashreplace") == "\\x80"
Causes failures in 3.6 in test_fileinput.
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Research direction
Start by examining the failing test_fileinput case and the implementation of Python decoding and translating error handlers. Reproduce the backslashreplace example, then verify that decoding and translating produce the escaped byte text and that the relevant test passes.
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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
- 52/100