Support Windows pseudoterminals in pty and termios modules
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Description
| BPO | 41663 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @zooba, @pradyunsg, @cs01 |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-08-29.18:28:07.465>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.10']
title = 'Support Windows pseudoterminals in pty and termios modules'
updated_at = <Date 2021-11-07.20:00:06.199>
user = 'https://github.com/cs01'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-11-07.20:00:06.199>
actor = 'pradyunsg'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2020-08-29.18:28:07.465>
creator = 'cs01'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 41663
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['376071', '405911']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['steve.dower', 'pradyunsg', 'cs01']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'test needed'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue41663'
versions = ['Python 3.10']
Contributor guide
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 reading Python's pty and termios modules and their existing platform-specific behavior. Determine the Windows pseudoterminal support needed for both modules; done means the requested functionality works on Windows with appropriate tests, though the issue does not name specific files or tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100