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email.parser.BytesParser failed to parse mail when it is with BOM

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3.9 (EOL) stdlib topic-email type-bug
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Description

BPO 43530
Nosy @tzing

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-03-17.15:45:56.464>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library', '3.9']
title = 'email.parser.BytesParser failed to parse mail when it is with BOM'
updated_at = <Date 2021-03-17.15:45:56.464>
user = 'https://github.com/tzing'

bugs.python.org fields:

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actor = 'tzing'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2021-03-17.15:45:56.464>
creator = 'tzing'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 43530
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priority = 'normal'
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status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue43530'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

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Research direction

Start at Python's email.parser.BytesParser and reproduce the reported failure with a mail containing a BOM, using the Python 3.9 context given in the issue. Identify the relevant library file and add or update a regression test showing that the BOM-containing message parses successfully; done means the test passes without breaking existing parser behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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