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__length_hint__ isn't a hint for list()

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BPO 28940
Nosy @ronaldoussoren
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  • python/cpython#8635
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2016-12-11.20:53:16.843>
    labels = ['interpreter-core']
    title = "__length_hint__ isn't a hint for list()"
    updated_at = <Date 2018-08-02.19:00:20.255>
    user = 'https://github.com/ronaldoussoren'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2018-08-02.19:00:20.255>
    actor = 'sir-sigurd'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Interpreter Core']
    creation = <Date 2016-12-11.20:53:16.843>
    creator = 'ronaldoussoren'
    dependencies = []
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 28940
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 1.0
    messages = ['282946']
    nosy_count = 1.0
    nosy_names = ['ronaldoussoren']
    pr_nums = ['8635']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = None
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue28940'
    versions = ['Python 3.5', 'Python 3.6']
    

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    Research direction

    The issue concerns CPython's interpreter core and references BPO 28940 and PR #8635. Review the existing pull request and its discussion first; the payload names no files or tests, and does not specify completion criteria beyond changing the reported length_hint behavior.

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    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    compilers
    Issue type
    Bug
    Difficulty
    4/5
    Estimated time
    3-5 days
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Needs clarification
    Newbie friendliness
    20/100

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