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Ensure backwards compatibility with recommended packages

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Description

BPO 31899
Nosy @ncoghlan

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-10-30.05:23:17.468>
labels = ['3.7', '3.8', 'type-feature', 'tests']
title = 'Ensure backwards compatibility with recommended packages'
updated_at = <Date 2020-06-28.07:17:27.745>
user = 'https://github.com/ncoghlan'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-06-28.07:17:27.745>
actor = 'ncoghlan'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Tests']
creation = <Date 2017-10-30.05:23:17.468>
creator = 'ncoghlan'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 31899
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['305211', '372502']
nosy_count = 1.0
nosy_names = ['ncoghlan']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'low'
resolution = None
stage = 'test needed'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue31899'
versions = ['Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8']

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked BPO issue 31899 and the CPython tests related to recommended packages; no specific file or test is named in this issue. Determine the backwards-compatibility cases that need coverage, then add tests demonstrating that the recommended packages continue to work as expected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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