mailbox.MH crashes on certain Claws Mail .mh_sequences files
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Description
| BPO | 28473 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @bitdancer |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-10-18.22:39:26.549>
labels = ['3.7', 'type-feature', 'library']
title = 'mailbox.MH crashes on certain Claws Mail .mh_sequences files'
updated_at = <Date 2016-10-29.18:47:04.178>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/garrettzilla'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2016-10-29.18:47:04.178>
actor = 'r.david.murray'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2016-10-18.22:39:26.549>
creator = 'garrettzilla'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 28473
keywords = []
message_count = 7.0
messages = ['278945', '278954', '278955', '278972', '279683', '279684', '279693']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['r.david.murray', 'garrettzilla']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue28473'
versions = ['Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7']
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- 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 the Python mailbox.MH entry point and read the linked BPO issue 28473 for the missing reproduction details about Claws Mail .mh_sequences files. Reproduce the crash, identify the affected input, and verify that the behavior is covered by a regression test without breaking existing mailbox parsing.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100