netrc module looks for .netrc even on Windows where the convention is _netrc
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Description
| BPO | 43980 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @stevendaprano, @jheiselman |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-04-29.20:02:55.304>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.10', '3.11']
title = 'netrc module looks for .netrc even on Windows where the convention is _netrc'
updated_at = <Date 2021-04-29.21:42:22.735>
user = 'https://github.com/jheiselman'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-04-29.21:42:22.735>
actor = 'jheiselman'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2021-04-29.20:02:55.304>
creator = 'jheiselman'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 43980
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['392348', '392349', '392355', '392356']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['steven.daprano', 'jheiselman']
pr_nums = ['25732']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue43980'
versions = ['Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with Python's netrc module and inspect how it selects the user's netrc file on Windows. Done means the module follows the Windows _netrc convention while preserving the existing behavior on other platforms; review the existing PR for context before starting.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100