python / python/cpython

socket.inet_pton raised when pass an IPv6 address like "[::]" to it

Open
#85,341 9 comments 1 reaction 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

3.7 (EOL) 3.8 (EOL) 3.9 (EOL) stdlib topic-socket type-bug
Dominant language
Python
Stars
77.2k
Forks
36k
PR merge metrics
PR metrics pending

Description

BPO 41169
Nosy @tiran, @websurfer5, @SeaHOH

Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

Show more details

GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-06-30.14:06:11.438>
labels = ['3.7', '3.8', 'type-bug', 'library', '3.9']
title = 'socket.inet_pton raised when pass an IPv6 address like "[::]" to it'
updated_at = <Date 2020-08-11.09:09:06.086>
user = 'https://github.com/SeaHOH'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-08-11.09:09:06.086>
actor = 'wyz23x2'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2020-06-30.14:06:11.438>
creator = 'seahoh'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 41169
keywords = []
message_count = 8.0
messages = ['372694', '372723', '372725', '372732', '372750', '372751', '372753', '372897']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['christian.heimes', 'Jeffrey.Kintscher', 'seahoh']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue41169'
versions = ['Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start at the socket.inet_pton entry point and reproduce the reported failure with the IPv6 address "[::]". Read the related socket library tests and establish the expected handling for bracketed IPv6 addresses; done means the behavior is covered by a regression test and the reported call no longer raises unexpectedly.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.