mailbox : add option to prevent platform EOL conversion
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Description
| BPO | 30412 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @bitdancer |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-05-20.12:09:06.362>
labels = ['3.7', 'type-feature', 'library']
title = 'mailbox : add option to prevent platform EOL conversion'
updated_at = <Date 2017-05-21.18:25:15.801>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/adder'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2017-05-21.18:25:15.801>
actor = 'r.david.murray'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2017-05-20.12:09:06.362>
creator = 'adder'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 30412
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['294028', '294108']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['r.david.murray', 'adder']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue30412'
versions = ['Python 3.7']
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
The issue identifies the mailbox library but names no implementation file or tests. Start by locating the mailbox implementation and its existing tests, then clarify which platform EOL conversions the option should prevent and how it should be exposed. Done means the requested option has defined behavior and is covered by tests.
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
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100