plistlib doesn't handle poorly-formatted plists
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Description
| BPO | 40381 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @ronaldoussoren, @ned-deily, @ccaviness |
| Files |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-04-24.19:52:32.354>
labels = ['3.7', 'type-bug', 'library']
title = "plistlib doesn't handle poorly-formatted plists"
updated_at = <Date 2020-04-28.10:48:16.471>
user = 'https://github.com/ccaviness'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2020-04-28.10:48:16.471>
actor = 'ronaldoussoren'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2020-04-24.19:52:32.354>
creator = 'Clay Caviness'
dependencies = []
files = ['49091']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 40381
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['367217', '367218', '367447']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['ronaldoussoren', 'ned.deily', 'Clay Caviness']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue40381'
versions = ['Python 3.7']
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 with the attached Info.plist and the plistlib entry point, reproducing the reported behavior with the poorly formatted input. Determine the expected handling from the existing issue context, then add coverage for the input and verify that plistlib handles it consistently.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100