netrc throws NetrcParseError for record without 'password'
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Description
| BPO | 28780 |
|---|---|
| Dependencies |
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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']
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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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- 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 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