socket.create_connection error message for domain subpart with invalid length is very confusing

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Difficulté: 4/5
Temps estimé: 3-5 jours
Accessibilité débutants: 20/100

Type d'issue: Bug
Clarté: À clarifier
Activité: À l'abandon
Stack technique: python
Domaine: networking

Piste de recherche

Start at socket.create_connection and review the three attached patches: Issue9682.patch, Issue9682-42213.patch, and Issue9682-5513.patch. Check the linked PR gh-144855 and the existing issue discussion before deciding whether work remains; done means the confusing invalid-length domain error message is clarified and covered by the relevant socket tests.

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Description

3.10 3.11 3.9 (EOL) easy stdlib type-bug

BPO	9682
Nosy	@loewis, @giampaolo, @bitdancer, @iritkatriel
Files	Issue9682.patch Issue9682-42213.patch Issue9682-5513.patch

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2010-08-25.18:08:11.969>
labels = ['easy', 'type-bug', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', 'library']
title = 'socket.create_connection error message for domain subpart\twith invalid length is very confusing'
updated_at = <Date 2021-11-29.23:46:48.794>
user = 'https://github.com/bitdancer'

bugs.python.org fields:

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assignee = 'none'
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components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2010-08-25.18:08:11.969>
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nosy_count = 5.0
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pr_nums = []
priority = 'low'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue9682'
versions = ['Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']

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gh-144855

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