getpass returns garbage when typing tilde on Windows with deadkeys

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
cli, operating-systems

Research direction

The issue concerns getpass in the Lib component and reproduces on Windows when typing a tilde with deadkeys. Start by locating the getpass implementation and reproducing the input behavior on Windows; done means password input no longer returns garbage for that keystroke. No specific source file or test is identified in the issue.

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Description

stdlib type-bug
BPO 22837
Nosy @tiran, @tjguk, @zware, @zooba, @The-Compiler

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2014-11-10.11:12:29.161>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library']
title = 'getpass returns garbage when typing tilde on Windows with deadkeys'
updated_at = <Date 2014-11-10.14:06:02.550>
user = 'https://github.com/The-Compiler'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2014-11-10.14:06:02.550>
actor = 'The Compiler'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2014-11-10.11:12:29.161>
creator = 'The Compiler'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 22837
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['230954', '230961']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['christian.heimes', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'steve.dower', 'The Compiler']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue22837'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.4']

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