Nail down and document the behavior of range expressions in RE character classes
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Description
| BPO | 34156 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @ezio-melotti |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-07-19.19:03:20.241>
labels = ['expert-regex', 'type-bug', 'docs']
title = 'Nail down and document the behavior of range expressions in RE character classes'
updated_at = <Date 2018-07-19.19:05:07.757>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/zwol'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2018-07-19.19:05:07.757>
actor = 'zwol'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation', 'Regular Expressions']
creation = <Date 2018-07-19.19:03:20.241>
creator = 'zwol'
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hgrepos = []
issue_num = 34156
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message_count = 2.0
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
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status = 'open'
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type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue34156'
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked BPO issue 34156 and its discussion about range expressions in regular-expression character classes. Determine the intended behavior before updating the relevant documentation; done means the behavior is settled and clearly documented, including the cases that currently need clarification.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100