quopri module differences in quoted-printable text with whitespace

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation, testing

Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked test_quopri.diff and codec-impl.patch, then inspect the current quopri tests and documentation for quotetabs=True. Determine the intended whitespace behavior and update the relevant tests and documentation so the module’s behavior and documented codec option agree.

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docs tests topic-email type-bug
BPO 16473
Nosy @warsaw, @brettcannon, @jcea, @ncoghlan, @bitdancer, @berkerpeksag, @vadmium, @serhiy-storchaka
Files
  • test_quopri.diff
  • codec-impl.patch: Document and test quotetabs=True for quopri-codec
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title = 'quopri module differences in quoted-printable text with whitespace'
updated_at = <Date 2019-02-24.22:39:40.466>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/aleperalta'

    bugs.python.org fields:

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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue16473'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.4', 'Python 3.5', 'Python 3.6']

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