http.cookies, Cookie.py: Improper handling of duplicate cookies

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start by reviewing linked PR gh-116253 and the historical issue1375011-2.7.patch and issue1375011-3.2.patch files. Compare their changes with http/cookies.py and Cookie.py, including the referenced tests and documentation; the work is complete when duplicate-cookie handling is covered and the corresponding tests pass.

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Description

3.11 3.12 3.13 easy stdlib type-bug
BPO 1375011
Nosy @Cito, @devdanzin, @karlcow
Files
  • Cookie.py.patch: Patch for revision 41632 of Cookie.py
  • issue1375011-2.7.patch: Patch, test & docs for Cookie.py on 2.7
  • issue1375011-3.2.patch: Patch, test & docs for http/cookies.py on 3.2
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2005-12-07.03:50:53.000>
labels = ['easy', 'type-bug', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', 'library']
title = 'http.cookies, Cookie.py: Improper handling of duplicate cookies'
updated_at = <Date 2021-01-21.15:12:28.480>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/valankar'

    bugs.python.org fields:

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assignee = 'none'
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components = ['Library (Lib)']
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pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'test needed'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue1375011'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']

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