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Quote mark breaks http.cookies, Cookie.py processing

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Description

BPO 27674
Nosy @vadmium

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-08-03.12:22:28.653>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library']
title = 'Quote mark breaks http.cookies, Cookie.py processing'
updated_at = <Date 2020-09-03.09:29:56.938>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/ArturSmt'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-09-03.09:29:56.938>
actor = 'brayer.benoit'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2016-08-03.12:22:28.653>
creator = 'Artur Sm\xc4\x99t'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 27674
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['271901', '271903', '271934', '376289']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['martin.panter', 'Artur Sm\xc4\x99t', 'brayer.benoit']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue27674'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.5']

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Research direction

Start with the linked BPO 27674 report and inspect the http.cookies and Cookie.py processing paths; no source file or reproduction is named in the issue. Reproduce the quote-mark failure, then verify that cookie processing handles it correctly without regressions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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