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smtplib doesn't handle unicode passwords

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Description

BPO 29750
Nosy @warsaw, @taleinat, @giampaolo, @bitdancer, @Windsooon, @JustAnother1, @P403n1x87, @VadimPushtaev
PRs
  • python/cpython#8938
  • python/cpython#15064
  • Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2017-03-07.20:40:24.455>
    labels = ['3.8', 'type-feature', 'library', 'expert-email']
    title = "smtplib doesn't handle unicode passwords"
    updated_at = <Date 2019-12-26.23:46:13.786>
    user = 'https://bugs.python.org/david'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2019-12-26.23:46:13.786>
    actor = 'seblu'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Library (Lib)', 'email']
    creation = <Date 2017-03-07.20:40:24.455>
    creator = 'david__'
    dependencies = []
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 29750
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 30.0
    messages = ['289184', '289185', '289186', '319222', '319497', '319499', '319514', '319515', '319521', '319522', '319827', '319828', '319830', '319862', '319863', '319864', '319866', '319891', '321172', '321174', '322431', '322447', '322450', '322457', '322468', '324480', '348831', '348832', '348837', '358892']
    nosy_count = 10.0
    nosy_names = ['barry', 'taleinat', 'giampaolo.rodola', 'r.david.murray', 'seblu', 'david__', 'Windson Yang', 'JustAnother1', 'Gabriele Tornetta', 'Vadim Pushtaev']
    pr_nums = ['8938', '15064']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'enhancement'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue29750'
    versions = ['Python 3.8']
    

    Linked PRs
    • gh-103611
    • gh-148692

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    3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
    4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

    Research direction

    Start by reviewing the smtplib implementation and the existing linked PRs gh-103611 and gh-148692, then inspect the related email-library tests if identified there. Confirm the expected handling of Unicode passwords and use the existing test suite to verify the behavior.

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    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
    20/100

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