Windows py launcher fails to handle a quoted version argument
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Description
| BPO | 34297 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @terryjreedy, @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-07-31.17:40:34.091>
labels = ['3.10', 'type-bug', '3.8', '3.9', 'OS-windows']
title = 'Windows py launcher fails to handle a quoted version argument'
updated_at = <Date 2021-03-17.07:15:06.876>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/copelnug'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-03-17.07:15:06.876>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2018-07-31.17:40:34.091>
creator = 'copelnug'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 34297
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['322802', '323093']
nosy_count = 8.0
nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'Maxime Belanger', 'copelnug']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue34297'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']
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Research direction
No source file or test is identified in the issue. Start by reproducing the Windows py launcher failure with a quoted version argument, then locate the launcher entry point and add coverage showing the argument is handled correctly; done means the regression passes on Windows.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100