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revise Tkinter mainloop dispatching flag behavior

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Description

BPO 41176
Nosy @taleinat, @serhiy-storchaka, @E-Paine, @richardsheridan
PRs
  • python/cpython#21299
  • Files
  • waitmainloop.py
  • Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2020-06-30.20:44:35.611>
    labels = ['type-feature', 'expert-tkinter', '3.10']
    title = 'revise Tkinter mainloop dispatching flag behavior'
    updated_at = <Date 2020-07-13.08:41:46.412>
    user = 'https://github.com/richardsheridan'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2020-07-13.08:41:46.412>
    actor = 'epaine'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Tkinter']
    creation = <Date 2020-06-30.20:44:35.611>
    creator = 'Richard Sheridan'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['49283']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 41176
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 7.0
    messages = ['372722', '372741', '372749', '373029', '373152', '373568', '373587']
    nosy_count = 5.0
    nosy_names = ['taleinat', 'gpolo', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'epaine', 'Richard Sheridan']
    pr_nums = ['21299']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'enhancement'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue41176'
    versions = ['Python 3.10']
    

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    Research direction

    Start by reading the uploaded waitmainloop.py and the linked PR #21299, then review the Tkinter mainloop dispatching context. Done means the revised dispatching-flag behavior is agreed and validated for Python 3.10, but the issue does not specify the expected behavior or tests.

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    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    desktop
    Issue type
    Feature
    Difficulty
    4/5
    Estimated time
    3-5 days
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Needs clarification
    Newbie friendliness
    20/100

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