Can't start new Python release 3.13.0 b1
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3.13
OS-windows
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Description
Bug report
Bug description:
py
Fatal Python error: Failed to import encodings module
Python runtime state: core initialized
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'encodings'
Current thread 0x00034e24 (most recent call first):
CPython versions tested on:
3.12
Operating systems tested on:
Windows
Linked PRs
- gh-153382
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Research direction
The report names no source file or test; begin by reproducing the Windows startup failure with CPython 3.12 and inspect linked PR gh-153382. Done means the affected Python release starts without the fatal encodings import error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100