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Missing parenthesis in `platform._sys_version_parser`

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Description

BPO 42539

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-12-02.14:05:34.827>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-bug', 'library']
title = 'Missing parenthesis in `platform._sys_version_parser`'
updated_at = <Date 2020-12-02.14:05:34.827>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/crazy95sun'

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activity = <Date 2020-12-02.14:05:34.827>
actor = 'crazy95sun'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2020-12-02.14:05:34.827>
creator = 'crazy95sun'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 42539
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['382313']
nosy_count = 1.0
nosy_names = ['crazy95sun']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42539'
versions = ['Python 3.8']

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Research direction

Start by locating the platform._sys_version_parser function in the CPython source and inspect the reported missing parenthesis. Done means the syntax is corrected and the affected platform parsing behavior is verified without introducing regressions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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