Documentation either unclear or incorrect on comparisons between bytes and strings in Python 3
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Description
| BPO | 30435 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @ipatrol, @vadmium, @eryksun, @Mariatta, @bricsuc |
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 2017-05-22.23:32:59.195>
labels = ['type-feature', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', 'docs']
title = 'Documentation either unclear or incorrect on comparisons between bytes and strings in Python 3'
updated_at = <Date 2021-03-13.03:53:49.482>
user = 'https://github.com/ipatrol'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-03-13.03:53:49.482>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2017-05-22.23:32:59.195>
creator = 'ipatrol'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 30435
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['294200', '294226', '294233', '294267']
nosy_count = 6.0
nosy_names = ['ipatrol', 'docs@python', 'martin.panter', 'eryksun', 'Mariatta', 'Brian Ward']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue30435'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']
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 with the migrated BPO issue 30435 and review the existing Python 3 documentation covering comparisons between bytes and strings. Identify which explanations are unclear or incorrect, then update the relevant documentation and verify that it accurately describes the comparison behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100