HTTPException is derived from Exception instead of IOError

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
32/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
networking

Research direction

Start by locating the HTTPException definition and its related tests in the standard library, then inspect how its current base class is used. The issue is complete when HTTPException inherits from IOError as requested and the relevant tests confirm the expected exception behavior.

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Description

stdlib type-feature
BPO 24788
Nosy @vadmium

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assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2015-08-04.20:10:42.679>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library']
title = 'HTTPException is derived from Exception instead of IOError'
updated_at = <Date 2015-08-26.21:27:04.617>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/Pastafarianist'

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closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2015-08-04.20:10:42.679>
creator = 'Pastafarianist'
dependencies = []
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issue_num = 24788
keywords = []
message_count = 5.0
messages = ['247995', '248009', '249167', '249168', '249219']
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nosy_names = ['martin.panter', 'Pastafarianist']
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue24788'
versions = ['Python 3.6']

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