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empty local-part in addr_spec displayed incorrectly

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3.7 (EOL) 3.8 (EOL) 3.9 (EOL) stdlib topic-email type-bug
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Description

BPO 38232
Nosy @warsaw, @bitdancer, @maxking, @andreitroiebbc
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  • example_parser.py
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2019-09-20.14:34:10.438>
    labels = ['3.8', 'type-bug', '3.7', 'expert-email', '3.9']
    title = 'empty local-part in addr_spec displayed incorrectly'
    updated_at = <Date 2019-10-05.01:18:00.344>
    user = 'https://github.com/andreitroiebbc'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2019-10-05.01:18:00.344>
    actor = 'maxking'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['email']
    creation = <Date 2019-09-20.14:34:10.438>
    creator = 'andreitroiebbc'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['48617']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 38232
    keywords = []
    message_count = 3.0
    messages = ['352852', '353003', '353983']
    nosy_count = 4.0
    nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray', 'maxking', 'andreitroiebbc']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = None
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue38232'
    versions = ['Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']
    

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    Research direction

    Start with the attached example_parser.py and reproduce how an addr_spec with an empty local-part is displayed. Trace the relevant email parsing or formatting path in CPython, then add coverage showing the corrected representation for this case.

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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
    35/100

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