unicodedata.name() doesn't have names for control characters
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Description
| BPO | 27496 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @ezio-melotti, @bitdancer, @eryksun |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-07-12.13:10:49.294>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', 'library', 'expert-unicode']
title = "unicodedata.name() doesn't have names for control characters"
updated_at = <Date 2021-03-08.20:13:44.308>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/zwol'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-03-08.20:13:44.308>
actor = 'vstinner'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)', 'Unicode']
creation = <Date 2016-07-12.13:10:49.294>
creator = 'zwol'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 27496
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['270242', '270245', '270247', '270254']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['ezio.melotti', 'r.david.murray', 'eryksun', 'zwol']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue27496'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating unicodedata.name() and the existing Unicode-related tests; no file or test is named in the issue. Review how control characters are currently handled and what names should be returned, then add coverage and verify the behavior across the listed Python versions.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- internationalization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100