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Bad encoding alias cp936 -> gbk: euro sign

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Description

BPO 28343
Nosy @pfmoore, @tjguk, @ezio-melotti, @zware, @serhiy-storchaka, @zooba, @Artoria2e5

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-10-03.03:11:31.303>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', 'OS-windows', '3.10', 'expert-unicode', '3.9']
title = 'Bad encoding alias cp936 -> gbk: euro sign'
updated_at = <Date 2020-10-07.22:26:35.846>
user = 'https://github.com/Artoria2e5'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-10-07.22:26:35.846>
actor = 'steve.dower'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Unicode', 'Windows']
creation = <Date 2016-10-03.03:11:31.303>
creator = 'Artoria2e5'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 28343
keywords = []
message_count = 5.0
messages = ['277925', '278393', '280847', '280968', '359330']
nosy_count = 7.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'ezio.melotti', 'zach.ware', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'steve.dower', 'Artoria2e5']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue28343'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points; begin by investigating Python's Unicode encoding alias handling for cp936 and gbk on Windows. Reproduce the euro-sign behavior described in the title, then identify the relevant encoding tests and confirm that the alias behaves correctly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
internationalization, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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