[Windows] test_httpservers hangs since Python 3.5

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems, testing-qa

Research direction

Start by locating test_httpservers in the CPython test suite and reproducing the hang on Windows with the relevant test command. Review PRs 5101 and 9564 for the existing investigation, and consider the issue done when the test completes reliably on Windows without hanging.

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Description

OS-windows tests type-bug
BPO 25095
Nosy @terryjreedy, @pfmoore, @tjguk, @berkerpeksag, @vadmium, @zware, @zooba, @WildCard65
PRs
  • python/cpython#5101
  • python/cpython#9564
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2015-09-14.03:56:33.216>
labels = ['3.8', '3.7', 'tests', 'OS-windows', 'performance']
title = 'test_httpservers hangs since Python 3.5'
updated_at = <Date 2020-05-23.22:05:28.645>
user = 'https://github.com/terryjreedy'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2020-05-23.22:05:28.645>
actor = 'WildCard65'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Tests', 'Windows']
creation = <Date 2015-09-14.03:56:33.216>
creator = 'terry.reedy'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 25095
keywords = ['patch', '3.5regression']
message_count = 25.0
messages = ['250606', '250721', '250725', '250739', '250751', '250845', '250846', '309467', '309470', '309473', '309480', '309498', '309499', '309515', '309516', '309522', '309528', '309530', '310867', '310885', '322839', '322856', '326626', '369666', '369751']
nosy_count = 8.0
nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'berker.peksag', 'martin.panter', 'zach.ware', 'steve.dower', 'WildCard65']
pr_nums = ['5101', '9564']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'performance'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue25095'
versions = ['Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8']

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