add socket independent timeout to httplib/http.client read
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Description
| BPO | 29422 |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2017-02-02.16:51:34.058>
labels = ['type-feature', '3.11']
title = 'add socket independent timeout to httplib/http.client read'
updated_at = <Date 2021-06-22.21:34:27.271>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/PatrickMichaud'
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activity = <Date 2021-06-22.21:34:27.271>
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creation = <Date 2017-02-02.16:51:34.058>
creator = 'Patrick Michaud'
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issue_num = 29422
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue29422'
versions = ['Python 3.11']
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- 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 reading the http.client read path and the existing socket timeout behavior. The issue does not name a file or test; completion would require defining and implementing a socket-independent read timeout for httplib/http.client, then verifying the behavior with appropriate tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100