ConfigParser.items(section) with allow_no_value returns empty strings

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#82,113 opened on Aug 23, 2019 1 comment 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Newbie friendliness: 20/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Needs clarification
Activity status: Stale
Tech stack: python
Domain: backend

Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported behavior in ConfigParser.items(section) with allow_no_value enabled. Review linked PR gh-151898 for the current direction, then verify the resulting behavior against the issue's expected handling of valueless options.

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Description

stdlib type-bug

BPO	37932

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created_at = <Date 2019-08-23.20:58:17.224>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library']
title = 'ConfigParser.items(section) with allow_no_value returns empty strings'
updated_at = <Date 2019-08-23.20:58:17.224>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/SeanRobertson'

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creation = <Date 2019-08-23.20:58:17.224>
creator = 'Sean Robertson'
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priority = 'normal'
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status = 'open'
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type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue37932'
versions = ['Python 3.6']

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