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Support formatting UTF-8 email addresses

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Description

Feature or enhancement

Proposal:

RFC 6530 allows UTF-8 strings in email addresses.

Has this already been discussed elsewhere?

This is a minor feature, which does not need previous discussion elsewhere

Links to previous discussion of this feature:

No response

Linked PRs
  • gh-118717

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Research direction

Start by reading RFC 6530 and reviewing the linked PR gh-118717, since the issue provides no files, tests, or entry points. Trace the existing email-address formatting behavior and related tests, then verify that UTF-8 addresses are supported according to the RFC and covered by passing tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
internationalization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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