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test_email: test_localtime_daylight_false_dst_true() fails if timezone database is missing

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3.7 (EOL) 3.8 (EOL) stdlib tests topic-email type-bug
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Description

BPO 35818
Nosy @warsaw, @vstinner, @bitdancer, @andreas-schwab, @pganssle, @miss-islington, @tirkarthi

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assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-01-24.11:15:08.172>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-bug', '3.7']
title = 'test_email: test_localtime_daylight_false_dst_true() fails if timezone database is missing'
updated_at = <Date 2019-01-24.11:32:00.897>
user = 'https://github.com/andreas-schwab'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2019-01-24.11:32:00.897>
actor = 'schwab'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = []
creation = <Date 2019-01-24.11:15:08.172>
creator = 'schwab'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 35818
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['334294', '334296', '334297']
nosy_count = 7.0
nosy_names = ['barry', 'vstinner', 'r.david.murray', 'schwab', 'p-ganssle', 'miss-islington', 'xtreak']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue35818'
versions = ['Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8']

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Research direction

Locate test_localtime_daylight_false_dst_true() in the CPython test suite and reproduce its failure with the timezone database missing. The issue is resolved when this test no longer fails under that environment; no specific file or patch location is named.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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