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Add deferred single-threaded/fake executor to concurrent.futures

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3.7 (EOL) topic-multiprocessing type-feature
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Description

BPO 36395
Nosy @brianquinlan, @pitrou

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-03-22.01:39:20.835>
labels = ['type-feature', '3.7']
title = 'Add deferred single-threaded/fake executor to concurrent.futures'
updated_at = <Date 2020-05-22.14:18:17.279>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/BrianMcCutchon'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-05-22.14:18:17.279>
actor = 'santagada'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = []
creation = <Date 2019-03-22.01:39:20.835>
creator = 'Brian McCutchon'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 36395
keywords = []
message_count = 9.0
messages = ['338576', '341616', '341624', '341625', '341660', '341740', '341797', '341890', '369603']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['bquinlan', 'pitrou', 'santagada', 'Brian McCutchon']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue36395'
versions = ['Python 3.7']

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the concurrent.futures implementation and the linked BPO issue to determine the intended deferred single-threaded or fake-executor behavior. The issue names no files or tests and leaves the API and completion criteria unspecified, so clarify the design and expected tests before making changes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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