An in-place version of many bytearray methods is needed

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

Research direction

Start by reviewing the attached issue17301.diff and issue17301-2.diff, then compare their proposed bytearray methods with the current implementation and tests. Done means agreeing on the required in-place methods, implementing the complete feature, and adding or updating coverage for their behavior.

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easy stdlib type-feature
BPO 17301
Nosy @terryjreedy, @gpshead, @vstinner, @tiran, @ezio-melotti, @methane, @vadmium, @serhiy-storchaka
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  • issue17301-2.diff
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2013-02-26.20:28:43.036>
labels = ['easy', 'type-feature', 'library']
title = 'An in-place version of many bytearray methods is needed'
updated_at = <Date 2019-08-09.02:38:57.653>
user = 'https://github.com/gpshead'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2019-08-09.02:38:57.653>
actor = 'Philip Dye'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2013-02-26.20:28:43.036>
creator = 'gregory.p.smith'
dependencies = []
files = ['29825', '46137']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 17301
keywords = ['patch', 'easy']
message_count = 13.0
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nosy_count = 11.0
nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'gregory.p.smith', 'vstinner', 'christian.heimes', 'ezio.melotti', 'methane', 'THRlWiTi', 'martin.panter', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'n', 'Philip Dye']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue17301'
versions = ['Python 3.4']

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