mimetypes.init() fails if no access to one of known files
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Description
| BPO | 38672 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @terryjreedy, @bitdancer, @maxking |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-11-03.12:33:22.008>
labels = ['3.7', '3.8', 'type-bug', 'library', '3.9']
title = 'mimetypes.init() fails if no access to one of known files'
updated_at = <Date 2019-11-24.18:34:02.321>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/MichaSzymaniak'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2019-11-24.18:34:02.321>
actor = 'r.david.murray'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2019-11-03.12:33:22.008>
creator = 'Micha\xc5\x82 Szymaniak'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 38672
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['355897', '355907', '356260', '357406']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'r.david.murray', 'SilentGhost', 'maxking', 'Micha\xc5\x82 Szymaniak']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'test needed'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue38672'
versions = ['Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the mimetypes.init() entry point and reproduce the failure when one of the known files cannot be accessed. Trace how those files are read and identify the existing library tests for mimetypes. Done means initialization no longer fails solely because access to one known file is unavailable, with regression coverage added.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100