socket module sometimes loses response packets
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type-bug
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- Python
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Description
| BPO | 29667 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @bkline |
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title = 'socket module sometimes loses response packets'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue29667'
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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
Read the linked BPO issue 29667 and start with the socket module in the standard library, reproducing the reported loss of response packets. Done means the failure is understood and a regression test demonstrates that response packets are no longer lost.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100