expose the offset of a zipfile from the start of the file as a public API
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Description
| BPO | 40301 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @Yhg1s, @stevendaprano, @serhiy-storchaka, @danifus, @massimosala |
| Files |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-04-16.13:59:27.010>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.9']
title = 'zipfile module: new feature (two lines of code), useful for test, security and forensics'
updated_at = <Date 2020-04-18.14:35:44.170>
user = 'https://github.com/massimosala'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2020-04-18.14:35:44.170>
actor = 'massimosala'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2020-04-16.13:59:27.010>
creator = 'massimosala'
dependencies = []
files = ['49067']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 40301
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 13.0
messages = ['366597', '366601', '366685', '366689', '366690', '366695', '366709', '366711', '366712', '366713', '366714', '366717', '366720']
nosy_count = 6.0
nosy_names = ['twouters', 'alanmcintyre', 'steven.daprano', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'dhillier', 'massimosala']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue40301'
versions = ['Python 3.9']
Linked PRs
- gh-132165
- gh-132178
- gh-132507
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the zipfile module and the original py27_zipfile.patch, then compare the linked PRs gh-132165, gh-132178, and gh-132507. Done means the offset from the start of the file is exposed through a public zipfile API with the expected behavior documented or verified.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100