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Contrary to documentation, ZipFile.extract does not extract timestamps or other metadata

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3.10 3.11 3.9 (EOL) stdlib type-bug
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Description

BPO 32170
Nosy @Yhg1s, @serhiy-storchaka, @mhsmith

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-11-29.19:51:55.568>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
title = 'Contrary to documentation, ZipFile.extract does not extract timestamps or other metadata'
updated_at = <Date 2021-10-22.14:00:13.743>
user = 'https://github.com/mhsmith'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-10-22.14:00:13.743>
actor = 'iritkatriel'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2017-11-29.19:51:55.568>
creator = 'Malcolm Smith'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 32170
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['307255', '307275']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['twouters', 'alanmcintyre', 'sascha_silbe', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'Malcolm Smith']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue32170'
versions = ['Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']

Linked PRs
  • gh-154704

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Research direction

Start by reading the ZipFile.extract documentation and the Library (Lib) component context to compare the documented behavior with the reported extraction behavior. Review linked PR gh-154704 and confirm whether it addresses timestamps and other metadata; done means the implementation and its documented behavior agree.

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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
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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