smtplib.send_message mishandles 8BITMIME RFC 6152
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Description
| BPO | 32814 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @warsaw, @bitdancer, @scorphus, @segevfiner |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-02-10.10:46:21.137>
labels = ['3.7', '3.8', 'type-bug', 'library', 'expert-email']
title = 'smtplib.send_message mishandles 8BITMIME RFC 6152'
updated_at = <Date 2018-07-28.18:03:39.192>
user = 'https://github.com/segevfiner'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2018-07-28.18:03:39.192>
actor = 'Segev Finer'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)', 'email']
creation = <Date 2018-02-10.10:46:21.137>
creator = 'Segev Finer'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 32814
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 7.0
messages = ['311947', '311960', '322428', '322438', '322442', '322543', '322582']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray', 'scorphus', 'Segev Finer']
pr_nums = ['8303']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue32814'
versions = ['Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8']
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with PR #8303 and the smtplib.send_message entry point, then read RFC 6152 alongside the issue description. Done means the 8BITMIME behavior is corrected and the existing patch or follow-up is validated, but no test file is named in the issue.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend, networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100