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get/set_payload deprecated, but get_set_content do not provide full replacement functionality

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Description

BPO 41599
Nosy @warsaw, @bitdancer

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-08-20.09:40:49.607>
labels = ['type-bug', 'expert-email', '3.10']
title = 'get/set_payload deprecated, but get_set_content do not provide full replacement functionality'
updated_at = <Date 2020-08-20.09:40:49.607>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/equaeghe'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-08-20.09:40:49.607>
actor = 'equaeghe'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['email']
creation = <Date 2020-08-20.09:40:49.607>
creator = 'equaeghe'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 41599
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['375696']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray', 'equaeghe']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue41599'
versions = ['Python 3.10']

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Research direction

The payload names get/set_payload and get_set_content in the email component but identifies no files or tests. Start by tracing these APIs and comparing the deprecated behavior with the proposed replacement methods. The intended missing functionality and compatibility expectations need clarification before completion can be verified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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