socket.create_connection needs to support full IPv6 argument

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35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
networking

Research direction

The payload names no source file or test; start at the socket.create_connection entry point and inspect its current IPv6 argument handling. Reproduce the reported limitation and identify the existing socket test coverage, then confirm that full IPv6 arguments are accepted without breaking current connection behavior.

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Description

3.7 (EOL) stdlib topic-socket type-bug
BPO 32224
Nosy @gpshead, @pitrou

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assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-12-05.18:44:36.950>
labels = ['3.7', 'type-bug', 'library']
title = 'socket.create_connection needs to support full IPv6 argument'
updated_at = <Date 2017-12-06.23:54:27.032>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/MatthewStoltenberg'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2017-12-06.23:54:27.032>
actor = 'pitrou'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2017-12-05.18:44:36.950>
creator = 'Matthew Stoltenberg'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 32224
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['307674', '307771', '307774', '307776']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['gregory.p.smith', 'pitrou', 'Matthew Stoltenberg']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue32224'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7']

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