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email.utils.getaddresses improper parsing of unicode realnames

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3.9 (EOL) topic-email type-feature
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Description

BPO 42787
Nosy @warsaw, @bitdancer, @rrhodes

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-12-30.16:01:24.999>
labels = ['type-feature', 'expert-email', '3.9']
title = 'email.utils.getaddresses improper parsing of unicode realnames'
updated_at = <Date 2020-12-30.16:47:32.474>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/konstantin2'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-12-30.16:47:32.474>
actor = 'trrhodes'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['email']
creation = <Date 2020-12-30.16:01:24.999>
creator = 'konstantin2'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 42787
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['384069', '384071']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray', 'trrhodes', 'konstantin2']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42787'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start at the email.utils.getaddresses entry point and review the linked BPO issue 42787 to determine the expected handling of Unicode realnames. Done means the parsing behavior matches that expectation and the result is verified with focused coverage.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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