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EmailMessage may need to support RFC-non-compliant MIME parameter encoding (encoded words in quotes) for output.

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BPO 39771
Nosy @warsaw, @bitdancer, @dorosch
Files
  • email bug.rar
  • foxmail_screenshot.jpeg
  • outlook_screenshot.jpeg
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2020-02-27.07:12:32.454>
    labels = ['3.8', 'type-feature', '3.7', 'expert-email']
    title = 'EmailMessage may need to support RFC-non-compliant MIME parameter encoding (encoded words in quotes) for output.'
    updated_at = <Date 2020-02-29.16:54:25.327>
    user = 'https://bugs.python.org/hwgdbSmith'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2020-02-29.16:54:25.327>
    actor = 'r.david.murray'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['email']
    creation = <Date 2020-02-27.07:12:32.454>
    creator = 'hwgdb Smith'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['48920', '48924', '48925']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 39771
    keywords = []
    message_count = 17.0
    messages = ['362780', '362781', '362792', '362804', '362805', '362806', '362808', '362814', '362836', '362857', '362858', '362903', '362921', '362922', '362924', '362927', '362991']
    nosy_count = 4.0
    nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray', 'dorosch', 'hwgdb Smith']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'needs patch'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'enhancement'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue39771'
    versions = ['Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8']
    

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    Research direction

    Start with the linked BPO issue 39771 and its email bug archive and screenshots, then inspect the email component's EmailMessage MIME parameter encoding behavior. Reproduce the reported output case and determine the compatibility requirements for encoded words in quoted parameters; done means an agreed behavior is implemented and covered by regression tests.

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    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    backend
    Issue type
    Feature
    Difficulty
    5/5
    Estimated time
    Over a week
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Needs clarification
    Newbie friendliness
    30/100

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