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ipaddress - is_global method all multicast addresses and networks return true

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BPO 37749
Nosy @bjames
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  • python/cpython#15088
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2019-08-03.05:16:46.580>
    labels = ['library', '3.9']
    title = 'ipaddress - is_global method all multicast addresses and networks return true'
    updated_at = <Date 2020-02-06.01:58:26.816>
    user = 'https://github.com/bjames'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2020-02-06.01:58:26.816>
    actor = 'cheryl.sabella'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Library (Lib)']
    creation = <Date 2019-08-03.05:16:46.580>
    creator = 'bjames'
    dependencies = []
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 37749
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 1.0
    messages = ['348942']
    nosy_count = 2.0
    nosy_names = ['pmoody', 'bjames']
    pr_nums = ['15088']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = None
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue37749'
    versions = ['Python 3.9']
    

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    Research direction

    Start with Python's ipaddress module and inspect the is_global implementation and its existing tests. Reproduce the behavior for multicast addresses and networks, then compare the expected global-status semantics with the current results. Done means the relevant multicast cases return the intended value and the regression coverage passes.

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    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    networking
    Issue type
    Bug
    Difficulty
    3/5
    Estimated time
    1-2 days
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Mostly clear
    Newbie friendliness
    25/100

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