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`python -m` semantics conflict with `__file__`'s being optional

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3.10 3.8 (EOL) 3.9 (EOL) interpreter-core stdlib topic-importlib type-bug
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Description

BPO 42315
Nosy @ncoghlan, @ericsnowcurrently, @wkschwartz

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-11-10.16:52:44.073>
labels = ['interpreter-core', 'type-bug', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', 'library']
title = "`python -m` semantics conflict with `__file__`'s being optional"
updated_at = <Date 2020-11-10.21:55:49.704>
user = 'https://github.com/wkschwartz'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-11-10.21:55:49.704>
actor = 'brett.cannon'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Interpreter Core', 'Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2020-11-10.16:52:44.073>
creator = 'William.Schwartz'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 42315
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['380689']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['ncoghlan', 'eric.snow', 'William.Schwartz']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42315'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']

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Research direction

No files, tests, reproduction, or entry points are provided. Start by reading the issue's description and investigating the interaction between python -m execution semantics and optional __file__; done requires an agreed behavior and corresponding coverage for the reported conflict.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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