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[xmlrpc.client.ServerProxy] It does not correctly parse the URL with basic authentication.

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Description

BPO 37854
Nosy @CuriousLearner, @f9n

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-08-14.17:49:16.658>
labels = ['3.8', '3.7', 'library', '3.9']
title = '[xmlrpc.client.ServerProxy] It does not correctly parse the URL with basic authentication.'
updated_at = <Date 2019-08-14.18:02:17.599>
user = 'https://github.com/f9n'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2019-08-14.18:02:17.599>
actor = 'CuriousLearner'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2019-08-14.17:49:16.658>
creator = 'f9n'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 37854
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['349726', '349728', '349730']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['CuriousLearner', 'f9n']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue37854'
versions = ['Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']

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Research direction

Start with the xmlrpc.client.ServerProxy URL-parsing entry point and reproduce the issue using a URL with basic authentication. Trace how the authenticated URL is parsed, then verify that the endpoint and credentials are handled correctly for the reported case.

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Assessment

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

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