socket.sendfile() should use TransmitFile on Windows

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Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
15/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
networking

Research direction

Start with the socket.sendfile() implementation and linked PR gh-112337. Check how the Windows path currently handles sendfile and compare it with the requested TransmitFile behavior. Done means the Windows implementation uses TransmitFile and the change is validated by the relevant socket tests.

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Description

extension-modules topic-socket type-feature
BPO 21721
Nosy @gvanrossum, @pitrou, @giampaolo, @tiran, @asvetlov, @4kir4, @1st1, @MojoVampire

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2014-06-11.13:59:08.082>
labels = ['type-feature']
title = 'socket.sendfile() should use TransmitFile on Windows'
updated_at = <Date 2014-06-13.01:18:54.619>
user = 'https://github.com/giampaolo'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2014-06-13.01:18:54.619>
actor = 'josh.r'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = []
creation = <Date 2014-06-11.13:59:08.082>
creator = 'giampaolo.rodola'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 21721
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['220270', '220410']
nosy_count = 12.0
nosy_names = ['gvanrossum', 'pitrou', 'giampaolo.rodola', 'christian.heimes', 'josiah.carlson', 'asvetlov', 'neologix', 'akira', 'rosslagerwall', 'python-dev', 'yselivanov', 'josh.r']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue21721'
versions = ['Python 3.5']

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