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Raise ValueError rather of OverflowError in PyLong_AsUnsignedLong()

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Description

BPO 29834
Nosy @rhettinger, @serhiy-storchaka, @orenmn

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-03-17.08:44:59.699>
labels = ['interpreter-core', 'type-feature', '3.7']
title = 'Raise ValueError rather of OverflowError in PyLong_AsUnsignedLong()'
updated_at = <Date 2017-03-18.09:01:27.125>
user = 'https://github.com/serhiy-storchaka'

bugs.python.org fields:

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actor = 'serhiy.storchaka'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
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components = ['Interpreter Core']
creation = <Date 2017-03-17.08:44:59.699>
creator = 'serhiy.storchaka'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 29834
keywords = []
message_count = 5.0
messages = ['289748', '289752', '289796', '289797', '289798']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['rhettinger', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'Oren Milman']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue29834'
versions = ['Python 3.7']

Linked PRs
  • gh-121114

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Research direction

Start at the PyLong_AsUnsignedLong() entry point and inspect linked PR gh-121114 for the current work. Confirm that the relevant conversion failure raises ValueError instead of OverflowError, with the existing behavior covered by the project's tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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