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uuid constructor accept invalid strings (extra dash)

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Description

BPO 36757
Nosy @taleinat, @MojoVampire, @Windsooon, @CedricCabessa

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-04-30.09:19:48.878>
labels = ['3.7', '3.8', 'type-bug', 'library', '3.9']
title = 'uuid constructor accept invalid strings (extra dash)'
updated_at = <Date 2019-08-05.10:21:04.013>
user = 'https://github.com/CedricCabessa'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2019-08-05.10:21:04.013>
actor = 'taleinat'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2019-04-30.09:19:48.878>
creator = 'C\xc3\xa9dric Cabessa'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 36757
keywords = []
message_count = 5.0
messages = ['341141', '341154', '341216', '341238', '349045']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['taleinat', 'josh.r', 'Windson Yang', 'C\xc3\xa9dric Cabessa']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue36757'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Start by reproducing UUID construction with a string containing an extra dash, then locate the Python uuid constructor and its existing validation tests. Done means invalid strings with extra dashes are rejected consistently without changing valid UUID handling.

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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
28/100

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