Limitations of building a static python library on Windows (MSVC)
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Description
| BPO | 42321 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @zooba, @madebr |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-11-11.11:09:04.950>
labels = ['3.10', '3.7', '3.8', '3.9', 'OS-windows']
title = 'Limitations of building a static python library on Windows (MSVC)'
updated_at = <Date 2020-11-12.17:07:32.808>
user = 'https://github.com/madebr'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2020-11-12.17:07:32.808>
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closed_date = None
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components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2020-11-11.11:09:04.950>
creator = 'maarten'
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issue_num = 42321
keywords = []
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nosy_count = 5.0
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42321'
versions = ['Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', '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 the migrated issue BPO 42321 and its Windows/MSVC context; no source files, tests, or entry points are named in this payload. Clarify which static-library limitations are reproducible and define the expected supported behavior before identifying the relevant build configuration and validation work.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100