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code.InteractiveConsole.interact() closes stdin

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Description

BPO 34115
Nosy @terryjreedy, @eryksun

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-07-14.22:49:43.604>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-feature', 'library', 'docs']
title = 'code.InteractiveConsole.interact() closes stdin'
updated_at = <Date 2018-07-24.19:43:22.646>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/YonatanZunger'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2018-07-24.19:43:22.646>
actor = 'Yonatan Zunger'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation', 'Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2018-07-14.22:49:43.604>
creator = 'Yonatan Zunger'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 34115
keywords = []
message_count = 8.0
messages = ['321666', '322039', '322055', '322057', '322073', '322123', '322139', '322325']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'docs@python', 'eryksun', 'Yonatan Zunger']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue34115'
versions = ['Python 3.8']

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Research direction

Start with code.InteractiveConsole.interact() and reproduce the stdin lifecycle described in BPO 34115. Done means resolving whether the behavior should change or be documented, then validating that the resulting behavior or documentation accurately explains stdin handling.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli, documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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