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tarfile: incorrectly treats regular file as directory

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3.7 (EOL) stdlib type-bug
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Description

BPO 31557
Nosy @gustaebel, @serhiy-storchaka, @nitishch
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  • test.tar
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2017-09-22.21:42:01.827>
    labels = ['3.7', 'type-bug', 'library']
    title = 'tarfile: incorrectly treats regular file as directory'
    updated_at = <Date 2017-10-04.17:21:19.906>
    user = 'https://bugs.python.org/JoeTsai'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2017-10-04.17:21:19.906>
    actor = 'Joe Tsai'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Library (Lib)']
    creation = <Date 2017-09-22.21:42:01.827>
    creator = 'Joe Tsai'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['47188']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 31557
    keywords = []
    message_count = 5.0
    messages = ['302778', '303431', '303655', '303676', '303715']
    nosy_count = 4.0
    nosy_names = ['lars.gustaebel', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'nitishch', 'Joe Tsai']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'needs patch'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue31557'
    versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7']
    

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    Research direction

    Start with the tarfile library and reproduce the reported behavior using the attached test.tar file. Determine why the archive entry is treated as a directory instead of a regular file; done means the behavior is corrected and covered by a regression test.

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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
    30/100

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