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netrc throws NetrcParseError for record without 'password'

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Description

BPO 28780
Dependencies
  • bpo-28806: Improve the netrc library
  • Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2016-11-23.16:18:23.195>
    labels = ['type-bug', 'library']
    title = "netrc throws NetrcParseError for record without 'password'"
    updated_at = <Date 2016-11-26.11:15:20.420>
    user = 'https://bugs.python.org/MarkWood'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2016-11-26.11:15:20.420>
    actor = 'xiang.zhang'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Library (Lib)']
    creation = <Date 2016-11-23.16:18:23.195>
    creator = 'Mark Wood'
    dependencies = ['28806']
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 28780
    keywords = []
    message_count = 1.0
    messages = ['281567']
    nosy_count = 1.0
    nosy_names = ['Mark Wood']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = None
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue28780'
    versions = ['Python 3.4']
    

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    Research direction

    Start by locating Python's netrc library and reviewing the migrated BPO-28780 details. Reproduce a netrc record without a password and inspect where parsing raises NetrcParseError. Done means such a record is handled according to the intended behavior without an inappropriate parse error.

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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

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