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urllib.requests.urlopen: deprecate cafile=None, capath=None, cadefault=False

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Description

BPO 37666
Nosy @gpshead, @orsenthil, @tiran, @potomak

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-07-23.23:54:17.995>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.10']
title = 'urllib.requests.urlopen: deprecate cafile=None, capath=None, cadefault=False'
updated_at = <Date 2021-04-19.20:01:01.404>
user = 'https://github.com/gpshead'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-04-19.20:01:01.404>
actor = 'christian.heimes'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2019-07-23.23:54:17.995>
creator = 'gregory.p.smith'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 37666
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['348359', '348362', '348373', '348378']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['gregory.p.smith', 'orsenthil', 'christian.heimes', 'potomak']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue37666'
versions = ['Python 3.10']

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Research direction

Start at the urllib.request.urlopen entry point and trace how cafile, capath, and cadefault are currently handled. Check the existing urllib tests and deprecation conventions; done means the three parameters are deprecated while supported urlopen behavior remains covered.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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