html.escape can be used in a few places in the standard lib instead of similar existing code
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Description
| BPO | 44465 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @ezio-melotti, @akulakov |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2021-06-20.03:40:30.199>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.11']
title = 'html.escape can be used in a few places in the standard lib instead of similar existing code'
updated_at = <Date 2021-06-26.13:22:26.688>
user = 'https://github.com/akulakov'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-06-26.13:22:26.688>
actor = 'terry.reedy'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2021-06-20.03:40:30.199>
creator = 'andrei.avk'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 44465
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['396161']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['ezio.melotti', 'andrei.avk']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue44465'
versions = ['Python 3.11']
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Research direction
Search the Python standard library for places that implement escaping similar to html.escape, then compare their behavior with that API. Identify the affected locations and update the relevant standard-library tests so they verify equivalent escaping and still pass.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100