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TestMaildir.test_clean fails randomly under parallel tests

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3.9 (EOL) tests topic-email type-bug
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Description

BPO 39029
Nosy @warsaw, @vstinner, @bitdancer, @serhiy-storchaka, @maxking, @tirkarthi

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assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-12-12.08:59:34.549>
labels = ['type-bug', 'tests', '3.9']
title = 'TestMaildir.test_clean fails randomly under parallel tests'
updated_at = <Date 2020-01-09.11:21:28.702>
user = 'https://github.com/tirkarthi'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-01-09.11:21:28.702>
actor = 'vstinner'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
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components = ['Tests']
creation = <Date 2019-12-12.08:59:34.549>
creator = 'xtreak'
dependencies = []
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hgrepos = []
issue_num = 39029
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nosy_count = 6.0
nosy_names = ['barry', 'vstinner', 'r.david.murray', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'maxking', 'xtreak']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
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status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue39029'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

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Research direction

Locate TestMaildir.test_clean and run it with the test suite's parallel mode to reproduce the intermittent failure. Inspect the reported failure and surrounding test code; done means the test passes reliably during parallel runs.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
testing-qa
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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