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Should io.TextIOWrapper raise an error at instantiation if a StringIO is passed as 'buffer'?

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Description

BPO 38029
Nosy @bskinn

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2019-09-04.16:09:55.125>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-bug', 'library', '3.9']
title = "Should io.TextIOWrapper raise an error at instantiation if a StringIO is passed as 'buffer'?"
updated_at = <Date 2019-09-04.16:09:55.125>
user = 'https://github.com/bskinn'

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actor = 'bskinn'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2019-09-04.16:09:55.125>
creator = 'bskinn'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 38029
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messages = ['351139']
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue38029'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']

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Research direction

The issue names io.TextIOWrapper and StringIO but does not identify a source file or test. Start by reproducing the instantiation behavior and reading the relevant io implementation and existing tests. Done means reaching an agreed behavior for this buffer combination and covering it with a regression test.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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