policy.max_line_length is incorrectly assumed to never be None
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Description
| BPO | 41585 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @warsaw, @bitdancer, @maxking, @websurfer5, @iritkatriel, @foxyblue, @akulakov |
| PRs |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-08-18.20:47:21.272>
labels = ['type-bug', 'expert-email', '3.10']
title = 'policy.max_line_length is incorrectly assumed to never be None'
updated_at = <Date 2021-12-29.03:47:26.359>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/equaeghe'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-12-29.03:47:26.359>
actor = 'andrei.avk'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['email']
creation = <Date 2020-08-18.20:47:21.272>
creator = 'equaeghe'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 41585
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['375625', '375653', '375691', '409280']
nosy_count = 8.0
nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray', 'maxking', 'equaeghe', 'Jeffrey.Kintscher', 'iritkatriel', 's.williams-wynn', 'andrei.avk']
pr_nums = ['21955']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue41585'
versions = ['Python 3.10']
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- 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
The issue concerns policy.max_line_length in the email component and references existing PR python/cpython#21955. Start by reviewing that PR and the related issue history to identify where None is mishandled. Done means the email behavior correctly accommodates a None value and the relevant behavior is covered by the project's tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100