unittest.patch confuses modules with base modules
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Description
| BPO | 42535 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @tirkarthi, @twolodzko, @akulakov |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-12-02.11:14:10.667>
labels = ['3.7', 'type-bug', 'library']
title = 'unittest.patch confuses modules with base modules'
updated_at = <Date 2021-07-17.14:15:49.350>
user = 'https://github.com/twolodzko'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-07-17.14:15:49.350>
actor = 'andrei.avk'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2020-12-02.11:14:10.667>
creator = 'twolodzko'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 42535
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['382303', '397723']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['xtreak', 'twolodzko', 'andrei.avk']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42535'
versions = ['Python 3.7']
Contributor guide
First steps
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- 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 with the unittest.patch entry point and reproduce the module-versus-base-module confusion described in the issue. Read the existing unittest tests and related implementation to determine the intended distinction; done means the behavior is corrected and covered by a regression test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100