socket methods with timeout take very slow path on Windows
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Description
| BPO | 41806 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @zooba |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-09-17.20:25:37.882>
labels = ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', 'performance', 'library', 'OS-windows']
title = 'socket methods with timeout take very slow path on Windows'
updated_at = <Date 2020-09-17.20:25:37.882>
user = 'https://github.com/zooba'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2020-09-17.20:25:37.882>
actor = 'steve.dower'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)', 'Windows']
creation = <Date 2020-09-17.20:25:37.882>
creator = 'steve.dower'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 41806
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['377065']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'steve.dower']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'performance'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue41806'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']
Linked PRs
- gh-110988
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 BPO issue 41806 and the linked PR gh-110988, since no source files or tests are named here. Trace the Windows socket timeout path and review the linked work to determine the intended fix and validation; done means the slow path is addressed without regressing timeout behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 15/100