SimpleHTTPServer throwed an exception due to negtive st_mtime attr in file

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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start with the attached test, “strange last modified date,” and reproduce the exception in SimpleHTTPServer on Windows using a file with a negative st_mtime. Trace the response path and add a regression test; done means the server handles that timestamp without throwing.

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Description

OS-windows stdlib type-bug
BPO 25534
Nosy @terryjreedy, @pfmoore, @tjguk, @vadmium, @zware, @truebit, @zooba, @zhangyangyu
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2015-11-02.15:35:17.357>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library', 'OS-windows']
title = 'SimpleHTTPServer throwed an exception due to negtive st_mtime attr in file'
updated_at = <Date 2015-11-07.01:41:26.823>
user = 'https://github.com/truebit'

    bugs.python.org fields:

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actor = 'martin.panter'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
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components = ['Library (Lib)', 'Windows']
creation = <Date 2015-11-02.15:35:17.357>
creator = 'Sean.Wang'
dependencies = []
files = ['40929']
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issue_num = 25534
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pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue25534'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.4', 'Python 3.5', 'Python 3.6']

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