email._header_value_parse throws AttributeError on display name ending with dot
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Description
| BPO | 43501 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @warsaw, @bitdancer, @elenril |
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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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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
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