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Readd __index__ support on ipaddress objects

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Description

BPO 28767
Nosy @ncoghlan, @benjaminp, @serhiy-storchaka, @MojoVampire

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-11-21.17:40:40.519>
labels = ['3.7']
title = 'Readd __index__ support on ipaddress objects'
updated_at = <Date 2017-03-22.02:01:09.175>
user = 'https://github.com/MojoVampire'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2017-03-22.02:01:09.175>
actor = 'josh.r'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = []
creation = <Date 2016-11-21.17:40:40.519>
creator = 'josh.r'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 28767
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['281384', '281385', '289959']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['ncoghlan', 'benjamin.peterson', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'josh.r']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue28767'
versions = ['Python 3.4', 'Python 3.5', 'Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7']

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start with the ipaddress object implementation and the linked BPO issue to understand the requested compatibility and historical behavior. Done means index support is restored for the intended Python versions and the behavior is covered by appropriate tests.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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