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http.cookiejar handle cookie.version to be None

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3.8 (EOL) stdlib type-bug
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Description

BPO 38828
Nosy @tirkarthi, @alclarks

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-11-17.10:34:51.322>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-bug', 'library']
title = 'http.cookiejar handle cookie.version to be None'
updated_at = <Date 2019-11-19.10:48:27.882>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/kovid'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2019-11-19.10:48:27.882>
actor = 'alclarks'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2019-11-17.10:34:51.322>
creator = 'kovid'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 38828
keywords = ['3.8regression']
message_count = 7.0
messages = ['356797', '356798', '356802', '356804', '356805', '356807', '356960']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['kovid', 'xtreak', 'alclarks']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'test needed'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue38828'
versions = ['Python 3.8']

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Research direction

Start by locating the http.cookiejar implementation in the Python standard library and reproduce the behavior described by the issue title with a cookie whose version is None. Read the existing cookiejar tests, if present, to identify the expected handling and add coverage showing that this case is handled correctly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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