inspect.getsource(), P302 loader and '<..>' filenames

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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
tooling

Research direction

Start by reproducing the interaction between inspect.getsource(), a P302 loader, and filenames containing '<..>'; the issue provides no file or test entry point. Done means the intended behavior for these filenames is established and the bug is corrected, with the relevant behavior verified.

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Description

stdlib topic-importlib type-bug
BPO 20205
Nosy @bitdancer, @ericsnowcurrently, @serhiy-storchaka

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2014-01-09.13:18:49.708>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library']
title = "inspect.getsource(), P302 loader and '<..>' filenames"
updated_at = <Date 2020-03-18.18:34:51.898>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/stefanmueller'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-03-18.18:34:51.898>
actor = 'brett.cannon'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2014-01-09.13:18:49.708>
creator = 'stefan.mueller'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 20205
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['207736', '207766', '207772']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['r.david.murray', 'eric.snow', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'stefan.mueller']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue20205'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.3', 'Python 3.4']

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