mailbox.MH.add loses status info from other formats
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Description
| BPO | 31946 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @warsaw, @bitdancer |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-11-04.22:55:29.752>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library', 'expert-email']
title = 'mailbox.MH.add loses status info from other formats'
updated_at = <Date 2017-11-04.22:55:29.752>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/shai'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2017-11-04.22:55:29.752>
actor = 'shai'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)', 'email']
creation = <Date 2017-11-04.22:55:29.752>
creator = 'shai'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 31946
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['305572']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray', 'shai']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue31946'
versions = ['Python 3.6']
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 at mailbox.MH.add and compare how it handles messages from other mailbox formats; the issue names no files or tests, so first locate the relevant mailbox implementation and existing coverage. Reproduce the lost status information, then add regression coverage showing that the status is preserved.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100