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ipaddress: Wrong behavior with ::ffff:1.2.3.4 style IPs

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Description

BPO 27269
Nosy @socketpair, @ThiefMaster, @arp11
PRs
  • python/cpython#1741
  • Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2016-06-08.14:55:23.856>
    labels = ['type-bug', 'library', 'docs']
    title = 'ipaddress: Wrong behavior with ::ffff:1.2.3.4 style IPs'
    updated_at = <Date 2017-05-23.00:08:58.753>
    user = 'https://github.com/ThiefMaster'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2017-05-23.00:08:58.753>
    actor = 'arp11'
    assignee = 'docs@python'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Documentation', 'Library (Lib)']
    creation = <Date 2016-06-08.14:55:23.856>
    creator = 'ThiefMaster'
    dependencies = []
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 27269
    keywords = []
    message_count = 4.0
    messages = ['267861', '269984', '269986', '294198']
    nosy_count = 5.0
    nosy_names = ['pmoody', 'docs@python', 'socketpair', 'ThiefMaster', 'arp11']
    pr_nums = ['1741']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = None
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue27269'
    versions = ['Python 3.5', 'Python 3.6']
    

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    Research direction

    The issue concerns Python's ipaddress library and references BPO issue 27269; start by reading that issue and reviewing PR 1741, which is listed as existing work. Confirm the intended behavior for ::ffff:1.2.3.4-style addresses and verify the result with the relevant project tests.

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    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    networking
    Issue type
    Bug
    Difficulty
    4/5
    Estimated time
    3-5 days
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Needs clarification
    Newbie friendliness
    25/100

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