struct.pack error messages do not indicate which argument was invalid

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
c, python
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start with the struct.pack implementation and inspect the existing linked PRs gh-103657 and gh-132857. Check how invalid arguments are currently reported and whether the relevant tests cover these errors. Done means struct.pack error messages identify which argument was invalid.

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Description

stdlib type-feature
BPO 23578
Nosy @mdickinson, @meadori, @serhiy-storchaka, @mlouielu
PRs
  • python/cpython#291
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = 'https://github.com/serhiy-storchaka'
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2015-03-03.17:03:05.610>
labels = ['easy', 'type-feature', 'library', '3.11']
title = 'struct.pack error messages do not indicate which argument was invalid'
updated_at = <Date 2022-03-24.00:24:53.123>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/alynn'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2022-03-24.00:24:53.123>
actor = 'iritkatriel'
assignee = 'serhiy.storchaka'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2015-03-03.17:03:05.610>
creator = 'alynn'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 23578
keywords = ['easy (C)']
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['237153', '288565', '288569', '288570']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['mark.dickinson', 'meador.inge', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'alynn', 'louielu']
pr_nums = ['291']
priority = 'low'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue23578'
versions = ['Python 3.11']

    Linked PRs
    • gh-103657
    • gh-132857
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