email.utils.parsedate_to_datetime() should return None when date cannot be parsed
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Description
| BPO | 30681 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @warsaw, @ncoghlan, @bitdancer, @ambv, @serhiy-storchaka, @sim0nx, @timb07, @miss-islington |
| PRs |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-06-15.23:12:43.396>
labels = ['type-bug', 'expert-email', '3.10']
title = 'email.utils.parsedate_to_datetime() should return None when date cannot be parsed'
updated_at = <Date 2020-10-27.07:37:48.458>
user = 'https://github.com/timb07'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2020-10-27.07:37:48.458>
actor = 'serhiy.storchaka'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['email']
creation = <Date 2017-06-15.23:12:43.396>
creator = 'timb07'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 30681
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 18.0
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nosy_count = 8.0
nosy_names = ['barry', 'ncoghlan', 'r.david.murray', 'lukasz.langa', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'sim0n', 'timb07', 'miss-islington']
pr_nums = ['2229', '2254', '10783', '22090']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'fixed'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue30681'
versions = ['Python 3.10']
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the email.utils.parsedate_to_datetime() entry point and inspect how unparseable dates are handled. The change is done when an invalid date returns None as requested; note that the issue records several existing pull requests and a fixed resolution.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 15/100