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