Wrong behavior of help function on module
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Description
| BPO | 33668 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @1st1, @ilevkivskyi, @timofurrer, @corona10 |
| PRs |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-05-28.14:22:23.146>
labels = ['3.7', 'type-bug', 'library']
title = 'Wrong behavior of help function on module'
updated_at = <Date 2019-08-01.05:15:50.897>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/OlegOleinik'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2019-08-01.05:15:50.897>
actor = 'corona10'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2018-05-28.14:22:23.146>
creator = 'Oleg.Oleinik'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 33668
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 6.0
messages = ['317852', '318335', '318336', '321653', '321654', '348838']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['yselivanov', 'levkivskyi', 'tuxtimo', 'corona10', 'Oleg.Oleinik']
pr_nums = ['8284']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue33668'
versions = ['Python 3.7']
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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 by reviewing the migrated issue details for BPO-33668 and the historical python/cpython#8284 pull request, then reproduce the reported help() behavior on a module. Use the existing discussion and patch review to determine the expected behavior; done means the incorrect module help behavior is corrected and verified.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100