Ambiguity in get function
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- Julia
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Description
The following definitions are ambiguous
get(inifile::IniFile.Inifile, section::AbstractString, key::AbstractString)
get(inifile::IniFile.Inifile, key::AbstractString, notfound)
if the default value notfound is of type AbstractString
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Research direction
Start by locating the two Julia get method definitions shown in the issue and inspect how calls are dispatched when notfound is an AbstractString. Review the existing API behavior and tests, if any, then determine an unambiguous resolution and add coverage demonstrating that the overloads no longer conflict.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- julia
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100