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Enable curses support on Windows

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Description

BPO 41630
Nosy @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @zooba, @madebr
PRs
  • python/cpython#21950
  • 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 2020-08-25.04:15:19.157>
    labels = ['3.10', 'type-feature', 'OS-windows', 'build']
    title = 'Enable curses support on Windows'
    updated_at = <Date 2020-08-25.17:05:55.513>
    user = 'https://github.com/madebr'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2020-08-25.17:05:55.513>
    actor = 'steve.dower'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Build', 'Windows']
    creation = <Date 2020-08-25.04:15:19.157>
    creator = 'maarten'
    dependencies = []
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 41630
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 2.0
    messages = ['375871', '375894']
    nosy_count = 5.0
    nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'steve.dower', 'maarten']
    pr_nums = ['21950']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'enhancement'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue41630'
    versions = ['Python 3.10']
    

    Linked PRs
    • gh-154956

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    Research direction

    The issue names no source files or tests. Start by reviewing linked PR gh-154956 and the migrated PR #21950, then inspect their changes and validation for Windows builds. Done means curses support is enabled on Windows and the relevant build or test checks pass.

    Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    build-system, operating-systems
    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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