http.client not allowing non-ascii in headers
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Description
| BPO | 41658 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @tirkarthi |
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GitHub fields:
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created_at = <Date 2020-08-28.21:04:14.111>
labels = ['3.8', 'library']
title = 'http.client not allowing non-ascii in headers'
updated_at = <Date 2020-08-29.14:45:16.137>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/yellalena'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue41658'
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- 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
Start by locating the http.client implementation under Lib and reproduce the reported failure with a header containing non-ASCII characters. Determine the intended handling from the issue history, then add coverage for the reported case and verify that http.client no longer rejects it unexpectedly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100