tarfile and zipfile: handling Windows (path) illegal characters in archive member names

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
32/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems

Research direction

Start by reading the tarfile and zipfile modules and the Windows path requirements described in BPO issue 36534. Review the linked issue discussion to determine the expected handling of illegal archive member-name characters; done means both modules follow an agreed, consistent behavior for the relevant Windows cases.

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Description

OS-windows stdlib type-feature
BPO 36534
Nosy @pfmoore, @gustaebel, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @CristiFati

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-04-05.10:04:31.734>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.10', 'OS-windows']
title = 'tarfile and zipfile: handling Windows (path) illegal characters in archive member names'
updated_at = <Date 2021-03-30.19:37:29.303>
user = 'https://github.com/CristiFati'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-03-30.19:37:29.303>
actor = 'vstinner'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)', 'Windows']
creation = <Date 2019-04-05.10:04:31.734>
creator = 'CristiFati'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 36534
keywords = []
message_count = 10.0
messages = ['339486', '339501', '378113', '378126', '378140', '378143', '378152', '378154', '378162', '378709']
nosy_count = 7.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'lars.gustaebel', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'CristiFati']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue36534'
versions = ['Python 3.10']

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