OpenAPITools / OpenAPITools/openapi-generator
[REQ] Support useNullForUnknownEnumValue for python
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Client: Python
Enhancement: Feature
- Dominant language
- Java
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
useNullForUnknownEnumValue is currently only supported for Java, it would be nice to have this for the python client as well
Additional context
https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator/issues/625
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by comparing how useNullForUnknownEnumValue is supported for Java with the Python client generation path, using the context in issue 625 as background. Identify the Python generator entry point and its existing tests, then verify that generated Python clients use null for unknown enum values when the option is enabled.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100