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pool worker can't be terminated

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3.7 (EOL) stdlib topic-multiprocessing type-bug
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Description

BPO 42849
Nosy @terryjreedy, @pitrou, @pppery, @applio

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-01-07.04:00:06.820>
labels = ['3.7', 'type-bug', 'library']
title = "pool worker can't be terminated"
updated_at = <Date 2021-01-15.21:53:53.632>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/huangzhesi'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-01-15.21:53:53.632>
actor = 'ppperry'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2021-01-07.04:00:06.820>
creator = 'huangzhesi'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 42849
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['384560', '384698', '385126']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'pitrou', 'ppperry', 'davin', 'huangzhesi']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42849'
versions = ['Python 3.7']

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Research direction

Start with the linked bugs.python.org issue 42849 and review its three messages, since the migrated issue provides no reproduction, files, or tests. Determine how the pool worker fails to terminate and establish a reproducible case before identifying the relevant Library (Lib) area; done means the reported worker can be terminated as expected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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