locale.getlocale() returns a non RFC1766 language code

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#82,986 opened on Nov 14, 2019 6 comments 2 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Newbie friendliness: 35/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Mostly clear
Activity status: Stale
Tech stack: python
Domain: localization

Research direction

Start at the locale.getlocale() entry point in the Library (Lib) component and reproduce the reported non-RFC1766 language code. Check the existing behavior against the RFC1766 requirement and locate appropriate regression coverage; done means the returned language code conforms to RFC1766.

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Description

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BPO	38805
Nosy	@malemburg, @mgrandi

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assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-11-14.23:45:29.271>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-bug', 'library']
title = 'locale.getlocale() returns a non RFC1766 language code'
updated_at = <Date 2020-07-18.12:11:43.308>
user = 'https://github.com/mgrandi'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-07-18.12:11:43.308>
actor = 'ricpol'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2019-11-14.23:45:29.271>
creator = 'markgrandi'
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hgrepos = []
issue_num = 38805
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nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['lemburg', 'markgrandi', 'ricpol']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue38805'
versions = ['Python 3.8']

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