urlparse with a Windows path returns the drive name as the scheme
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Description
| BPO | 42215 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @zooba |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-10-31.00:11:40.090>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', 'OS-windows']
title = 'urlparse with a Windows path returns the drive name as the scheme'
updated_at = <Date 2020-10-31.00:11:40.090>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/rangelspam'
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activity = <Date 2020-10-31.00:11:40.090>
actor = 'rangelspam'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2020-10-31.00:11:40.090>
creator = 'rangelspam'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 42215
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['380018']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'steve.dower', 'rangelspam']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42215'
versions = ['Python 3.8']
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Research direction
Start at the urlparse entry point and reproduce the reported behavior with a Windows path. Check the existing URL-parsing tests and add coverage for the case; done means a Windows drive name is no longer returned as the scheme while existing URL parsing behavior remains intact.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100