ConfigParser.items returns items present in `DEFAULTSECT` when section argument given.

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start by reviewing the ConfigParser.items documentation and the historical pull requests #6446 and #6567, since no source file or test is named in the issue. Confirm whether the documented behavior should explain DEFAULTSECT entries when a section is supplied, and consider the issue done when the relevant documentation and tests accurately reflect that behavior.

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Description

3.8 (EOL) docs type-bug
BPO 33333
Nosy @ambv, @chrBrd
PRs
  • python/cpython#6446
  • python/cpython#6567
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-04-22.11:20:36.565>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', 'docs']
title = 'ConfigParser.items returns items present in `DEFAULTSECT` when section argument given.'
updated_at = <Date 2018-04-22.22:05:28.728>
user = 'https://github.com/chrBrd'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2018-04-22.22:05:28.728>
actor = 'chrBrd'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2018-04-22.11:20:36.565>
creator = 'chrBrd'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 33333
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['315608', '315625', '315629', '315630']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['docs@python', 'lukasz.langa', 'chrBrd']
pr_nums = ['6446', '6567']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue33333'
versions = ['Python 3.8']

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