Update usages of `PySys_FormatStderr` with locale-dependent `strerror`
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Description
strerror is locale-dependent but PySys_FormatStderr is not. The usage is https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/7303f06846b69016a075bca7ad7c6055f29ad024/Modules/main.c#L377-L379 and we should update it to be locale-dependent. This is a follow-up to https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/126746#discussion_r1885039989.
This would be quite hard to test as pointed out by Serhiy, so I won't work on this for now. Others may pick that task.
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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 with Modules/main.c at lines 377-379 and read the linked pull request discussion for the rationale around PySys_FormatStderr and locale-dependent strerror output. Confirm the intended locale behavior and determine how completion can be validated, noting that the issue says this is difficult to test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100