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pkgutil.walk_packages jumps out from given path if there is package with the same name in sys.path

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3.8 (EOL) stdlib type-bug
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Description

BPO 36053
Nosy @ncoghlan, @ekiro
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  • python/cpython#11956
  • Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2019-02-20.16:37:07.621>
    labels = ['3.8', 'type-bug', 'library']
    title = 'pkgutil.walk_packages jumps out from given path if there is package with the same name in sys.path'
    updated_at = <Date 2019-07-24.12:03:00.550>
    user = 'https://github.com/ekiro'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2019-07-24.12:03:00.550>
    actor = 'karkucik'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Library (Lib)']
    creation = <Date 2019-02-20.16:37:07.621>
    creator = 'karkucik'
    dependencies = []
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 36053
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 6.0
    messages = ['336111', '339028', '339573', '339603', '343747', '348381']
    nosy_count = 2.0
    nosy_names = ['ncoghlan', 'karkucik']
    pr_nums = ['11956']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue36053'
    versions = ['Python 3.8']
    

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    Research direction

    Start with the pkgutil.walk_packages entry point and the migrated BPO issue, then review the existing python/cpython#11956 patch and its discussion. Done means the package walk remains within the supplied path even when sys.path contains a package with the same name.

    Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    backend
    Issue type
    Bug
    Difficulty
    3/5
    Estimated time
    1-2 days
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Needs clarification
    Newbie friendliness
    20/100

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