smtplib send_message does not correctly handle unicode addresses if message uses EmailPolicy
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Description
| BPO | 27977 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @warsaw, @bitdancer |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2016-09-06.18:43:52.220>
labels = ['type-bug', 'expert-email']
title = 'smtplib send_message does not correctly handle unicode addresses if message uses EmailPolicy'
updated_at = <Date 2016-09-06.18:43:52.220>
user = 'https://github.com/bitdancer'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2016-09-06.18:43:52.220>
actor = 'r.david.murray'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['email']
creation = <Date 2016-09-06.18:43:52.220>
creator = 'r.david.murray'
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hgrepos = []
issue_num = 27977
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messages = ['274597']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray']
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue27977'
versions = ['Python 3.5', 'Python 3.6']
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First steps
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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 at smtplib.send_message and the email package's EmailPolicy handling, then reproduce the Unicode-address case described in the issue. Trace how addresses are processed when EmailPolicy is used; done means send_message handles those addresses correctly without regressing normal address handling.
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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