smtplib doesn't handle unicode passwords
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Description
| BPO | 29750 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @warsaw, @taleinat, @giampaolo, @bitdancer, @Windsooon, @JustAnother1, @P403n1x87, @VadimPushtaev |
| PRs |
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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
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 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.
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
- 20/100