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Two Ctrl+C is required to terminate when a pipe is blocking

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Description

BPO 39792
Nosy @msakai

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-02-29.06:04:20.472>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-bug', '3.7', '3.9', 'expert-IO']
title = 'Two Ctrl+C is required to terminate when a pipe is blocking'
updated_at = <Date 2020-03-07.09:42:03.441>
user = 'https://github.com/msakai'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-03-07.09:42:03.441>
actor = 'terry.reedy'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['IO']
creation = <Date 2020-02-29.06:04:20.472>
creator = 'msakai'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 39792
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['362964']
nosy_count = 1.0
nosy_names = ['msakai']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue39792'
versions = ['Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']

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Research direction

No source files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reproducing the blocking-pipe behavior described in the issue and then trace CPython's IO and signal-handling paths; done means a single Ctrl+C terminates the affected operation, with coverage for the regression.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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