shutil.make_archive() should allow setting zipfile.ZipFile() 'strict_timestamps'
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Description
| BPO | 38288 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @serhiy-storchaka, @tahia-khan |
| PRs |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-09-26.16:43:50.375>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-feature', 'library']
title = "shutil.make_archive() should allow setting zipfile.ZipFile() 'strict_timestamps'"
updated_at = <Date 2019-10-15.04:29:02.831>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/valorien'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2019-10-15.04:29:02.831>
actor = 'xtreak'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2019-09-26.16:43:50.375>
creator = 'valorien'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 38288
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['353329', '353330', '353331', '354673']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['serhiy.storchaka', 'valorien', 'ta1hia']
pr_nums = ['16797']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue38288'
versions = ['Python 3.8']
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Research direction
Start by reading shutil.make_archive() and zipfile.ZipFile(), focusing on how archive options are passed between them. The issue references PR #16797; done means make_archive() lets callers set ZipFile()'s strict_timestamps option and the behavior is covered by the relevant tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100