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selector.EpollSelector: add new parameter to support EPOLLEXCLUSIVE

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BPO 35517
Nosy @vstinner, @giampaolo, @1st1, @zhangyangyu, @Zheaoli
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  • python/cpython#11193
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2018-12-17.10:31:38.448>
    labels = ['3.8', 'type-feature', 'library']
    title = 'selector.EpollSelector: add new parameter to support EPOLLEXCLUSIVE'
    updated_at = <Date 2019-01-30.14:43:45.137>
    user = 'https://github.com/Zheaoli'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2019-01-30.14:43:45.137>
    actor = 'Manjusaka'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Library (Lib)']
    creation = <Date 2018-12-17.10:31:38.448>
    creator = 'Manjusaka'
    dependencies = []
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 35517
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 20.0
    messages = ['331969', '331970', '331971', '331972', '331973', '331974', '331977', '331979', '331991', '331994', '331996', '331998', '331999', '332000', '332017', '332018', '332019', '332038', '332039', '334562']
    nosy_count = 6.0
    nosy_names = ['vstinner', 'giampaolo.rodola', 'neologix', 'yselivanov', 'xiang.zhang', 'Manjusaka']
    pr_nums = ['11193']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = None
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'enhancement'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue35517'
    versions = ['Python 3.8']
    

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    3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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    Research direction

    Start with the selector.EpollSelector implementation and the BPO issue 35517 details. Review python/cpython#11193, which is already referenced by the issue, before changing anything. Done means adding the requested parameter support for EPOLLEXCLUSIVE and verifying the resulting selector behavior.

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    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    networking, operating-systems
    Issue type
    Feature
    Difficulty
    4/5
    Estimated time
    3-5 days
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Mostly clear
    Newbie friendliness
    20/100

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