Inconsistency between quopri.decodestring(), email.quoprimime.decode() and `binascii.a2b_qp()`

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start by comparing the behaviors of quopri.decodestring(), email.quoprimime.decode(), and binascii.a2b_qp(), then review linked PR gh-152679. Determine the intended behavior for inconsistent inputs and verify that the three entry points agree, using the relevant standard-library tests if available.

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Description

extension-modules stdlib topic-email type-bug
BPO 18022
Nosy @gvanrossum, @warsaw, @bitdancer, @jeremyhylton, @vadmium, @serhiy-storchaka

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2013-05-20.14:13:27.994>
labels = ['3.7', 'type-bug', 'library', 'expert-email']
title = 'Inconsistency between quopri.decodestring() and email.quoprimime.decode()'
updated_at = <Date 2018-05-15.11:59:26.100>
user = 'https://github.com/serhiy-storchaka'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2018-05-15.11:59:26.100>
actor = 'r.david.murray'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)', 'email']
creation = <Date 2013-05-20.14:13:27.994>
creator = 'serhiy.storchaka'
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files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 18022
keywords = []
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nosy_count = 6.0
nosy_names = ['gvanrossum', 'barry', 'r.david.murray', 'Jeremy.Hylton', 'martin.panter', 'serhiy.storchaka']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue18022'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.5', 'Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7']

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  • gh-152679
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