ipaddress should accept bytearray in addition to bytes
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Description
| BPO | 34465 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @gpshead, @ncoghlan, @serhiy-storchaka, @zhangyangyu, @joernheissler, @prudvinit |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-08-22.19:48:00.413>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-feature', 'library']
title = 'ipaddress should accept bytearray in addition to bytes'
updated_at = <Date 2018-09-11.16:35:00.331>
user = 'https://github.com/joernheissler'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2018-09-11.16:35:00.331>
actor = 'joernheissler'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2018-08-22.19:48:00.413>
creator = 'joernheissler'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 34465
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 10.0
messages = ['323906', '323982', '324047', '324050', '324051', '324052', '324437', '324969', '325017', '325024']
nosy_count = 7.0
nosy_names = ['gregory.p.smith', 'ncoghlan', 'pmoody', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'xiang.zhang', 'joernheissler', 'prudvinit']
pr_nums = ['8908']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue34465'
versions = ['Python 3.8']
Linked PRs
- gh-135811
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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 inspecting the Python ipaddress library entry points and its existing tests for byte inputs. Confirm how bytearray values are currently handled, then update the behavior and tests so bytearray is accepted wherever bytes is accepted; the relevant ipaddress tests should pass when done.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100