asyncio.ProactorEventLoop mishandles signal wakeup file descriptor
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Description
| BPO | 42913 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @gvanrossum, @pfmoore, @tjguk, @asvetlov, @zware, @1st1, @zooba, @hidmic |
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assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2021-01-12.21:43:53.586>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', 'OS-windows', 'expert-asyncio']
title = 'asyncio.ProactorEventLoop mishandles signal wakeup file descriptor'
updated_at = <Date 2021-07-29.05:27:36.588>
user = 'https://github.com/hidmic'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42913'
versions = ['Python 3.8']
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
Start with asyncio.ProactorEventLoop and the Windows asyncio implementation, then trace how the signal wakeup file descriptor is handled. Reproduce the issue on Windows and add regression coverage; done means the event loop handles the signal wakeup descriptor correctly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100