python / python/cpython

mailbox: Implement >From_ decoding on input from mbox

Open
#73,239 5 comments 1 reaction 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

stdlib topic-email type-feature
Dominant language
Python
Stars
77.2k
Forks
36k
PR merge metrics
PR metrics pending

Description

BPO 29053
Nosy @warsaw, @bitdancer
Files
  • mboxo_patch.py
  • Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

    Show more details

    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2016-12-23.14:16:48.385>
    labels = ['type-feature', 'expert-email']
    title = 'mailbox: Implement >From_ decoding on input from mbox'
    updated_at = <Date 2017-01-03.12:21:51.618>
    user = 'https://bugs.python.org/bpoaugust'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2017-01-03.12:21:51.618>
    actor = 'vstinner'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['email']
    creation = <Date 2016-12-23.14:16:48.385>
    creator = 'bpoaugust'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['46017']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 29053
    keywords = []
    message_count = 5.0
    messages = ['283879', '283882', '283883', '283914', '284500']
    nosy_count = 3.0
    nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray', 'bpoaugust']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'needs patch'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'enhancement'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue29053'
    versions = ['Python 3.5']
    

    Contributor guide

    Open the contributing guide

    First steps

    1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
    2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
    3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
    4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

    Research direction

    Start with the referenced mboxo_patch.py and the mailbox issue context in BPO 29053. Determine the expected >From_ decoding behavior for mbox input, then verify that the implementation handles it consistently and that the resulting behavior is covered by the relevant mailbox tests.

    Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    backend
    Issue type
    Feature
    Difficulty
    4/5
    Estimated time
    3-5 days
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Mostly clear
    Newbie friendliness
    35/100

    Get new issues in your inbox

    A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.