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email._header_value_parse throws AttributeError on display name ending with dot

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3.10 3.7 (EOL) 3.8 (EOL) 3.9 (EOL) topic-email type-bug
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Description

BPO 43501
Nosy @warsaw, @bitdancer, @elenril
PRs
  • python/cpython#24874
  • Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2021-03-15.13:11:04.939>
    labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', 'expert-email', '3.10', '3.7', '3.9']
    title = 'email._header_value_parse throws AttributeError on display name ending with dot'
    updated_at = <Date 2021-03-15.13:29:39.291>
    user = 'https://github.com/elenril'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2021-03-15.13:29:39.291>
    actor = 'elenril'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['email']
    creation = <Date 2021-03-15.13:11:04.939>
    creator = 'elenril'
    dependencies = []
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 43501
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 1.0
    messages = ['388738']
    nosy_count = 3.0
    nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray', 'elenril']
    pr_nums = ['24874']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue43501'
    versions = ['Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']
    

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    Research direction

    Start with email._header_value_parse and review the existing PR #24874 for the reported display-name case. Done means a display name ending with a dot no longer raises AttributeError, with the relevant email behavior covered by tests.

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    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    backend
    Issue type
    Bug
    Difficulty
    2/5
    Estimated time
    1-3 hours
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Mostly clear
    Newbie friendliness
    25/100

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