readline history, vi-editingmode and ANSI color codes bug
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Description
| BPO | 42626 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @akulakov, @nijoakim |
| Files |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-12-12.17:51:50.534>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library', '3.9']
title = 'readline history, vi-editingmode and ANSI color codes bug'
updated_at = <Date 2021-07-30.09:29:04.390>
user = 'https://github.com/nijoakim'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-07-30.09:29:04.390>
actor = 'nijoakim'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2020-12-12.17:51:50.534>
creator = 'nijoakim'
dependencies = []
files = ['49673', '50190']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 42626
keywords = []
message_count = 7.0
messages = ['382917', '397626', '398488', '398498', '398499', '398523', '398530']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['andrei.avk', 'nijoakim']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42626'
versions = ['Python 3.9']
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
Start by running the attached readline-example.py reproducer files, especially the corrected second version, and observe the interaction between history, vi editing mode, and ANSI color codes. Done means the reported behavior is understood and no longer reproduces, but the payload does not identify a target source file or expected result.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100