Deal with partially broken icalendar files
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Description
We currently cannot import icalendar (.ics) files, that icalendar does not read. AFAIK icalendar currently raises an exception for invalid calendar files. We probably should fix this in khal (e.g. with some pre-parsing) but instead contribute to icalendar instead.
From now on, I'll close issues that are due to icalendar's behavior, but link them here.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- 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 reproducing the import failure with a partially broken .ics file and inspect how the icalendar library handles invalid calendar files. Determine whether the fix belongs in khal or should be contributed to icalendar; done means these files can be imported without the current exception.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100