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Inconsistent behavior with slice assignment?

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Description

BPO 32288
Nosy @stevendaprano, @bitdancer, @skrah, @serhiy-storchaka

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assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-12-12.11:58:23.353>
labels = ['interpreter-core', 'type-bug', 'docs']
title = 'Inconsistent behavior with slice assignment?'
updated_at = <Date 2018-05-10.05:16:28.716>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/MassimilianoCulpo'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2018-05-10.05:16:28.716>
actor = 'Massimiliano Culpo'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation', 'Interpreter Core']
creation = <Date 2017-12-12.11:58:23.353>
creator = 'Massimiliano Culpo'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 32288
keywords = []
message_count = 10.0
messages = ['308120', '308123', '308124', '308126', '308129', '308130', '308131', '308133', '316319', '316347']
nosy_count = 6.0
nosy_names = ['steven.daprano', 'r.david.murray', 'skrah', 'docs@python', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'Massimiliano Culpo']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue32288'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.4', 'Python 3.5', 'Python 3.6']

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Research direction

No source files, tests, reproduction, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by reading the linked BPO issue 32288 and its discussion to establish the expected slice-assignment behavior; the work is done only when that behavior is agreed and the relevant implementation or documentation has a corresponding regression check.

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Assessment

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

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