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mailbox does not treat external factories the same

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3.10 3.11 stdlib topic-email type-bug
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Description

BPO 31538
Nosy @warsaw, @bitdancer, @Cryvate, @Cryvate
PRs
  • python/cpython#26776
  • Files
  • mb.py: Show external factory is treated differently
  • 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 2017-09-21.01:37:52.374>
    labels = ['type-bug', 'expert-email', '3.10', '3.11']
    title = 'mailbox does not treat external factories the same'
    updated_at = <Date 2021-06-17.19:43:45.124>
    user = 'https://bugs.python.org/bpoaugust'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2021-06-17.19:43:45.124>
    actor = 'cryvate'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['email']
    creation = <Date 2017-09-21.01:37:52.374>
    creator = 'bpoaugust'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['47159']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 31538
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 2.0
    messages = ['302667', '302682']
    nosy_count = 5.0
    nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray', 'bpoaugust', 'Cryvate', 'cryvate']
    pr_nums = ['26776']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue31538'
    versions = ['Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']
    

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    Research direction

    Start with the linked mb.py reproduction and read the issue's referenced pull request, python/cpython#26776. Compare how the mailbox code handles external factories and use the existing patch-review context to determine the expected behavior and validation needed.

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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
    Needs clarification
    Newbie friendliness
    25/100

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