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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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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

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