setdefault() with a single argument doesn't work for dbm.gnu and dmb.dumb objects

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
20/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
databases

Research direction

Start by locating the dbm.gnu and dbm.dumb implementations and their setdefault entry points. Confirm the intended single-argument behavior against the issue and add coverage; done means both object types accept the call consistently.

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Description

3.13 3.14 3.15 stdlib triaged type-feature
BPO 33385
Nosy @rhettinger, @ned-deily, @serhiy-storchaka

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-04-29.14:00:31.917>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-feature', 'library']
title = "setdefault() with a single argument doesn't work for dbm.gnu and dmb.dumb objects"
updated_at = <Date 2018-04-30.09:11:07.896>
user = 'https://github.com/serhiy-storchaka'

bugs.python.org fields:

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actor = 'serhiy.storchaka'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
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components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2018-04-29.14:00:31.917>
creator = 'serhiy.storchaka'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 33385
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['315898', '315925', '315931', '315943']
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nosy_names = ['rhettinger', 'ned.deily', 'serhiy.storchaka']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue33385'
versions = ['Python 3.8']

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  • gh-137911
  • gh-138358
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