Make os.waitpid() option parameter optional.
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Description
| BPO | 28273 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @ultimatecoder |
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assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2016-09-25.16:46:15.166>
labels = ['3.7', 'type-feature', 'library']
title = 'Make os.waitpid() option parameter optional.'
updated_at = <Date 2016-10-01.18:45:18.341>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/StyXman'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2016-10-01.18:45:18.341>
actor = 'jaysinh.shukla'
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closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2016-09-25.16:46:15.166>
creator = 'StyXman'
dependencies = []
files = ['44822', '44916']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 28273
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['277383', '277827']
nosy_count = 2.0
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue28273'
versions = ['Python 3.7']
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Research direction
Start with the os.waitpid() entry point and review the attached os_waitpid-optional_options.diff and os_waitpid_updated_codebase_2_jaysinh.diff files. Confirm how the optional options argument should behave and add coverage for calling os.waitpid() without it; done means the intended API works and the relevant tests pass.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100