Implement “Happy Eyeballs” algorithim (RFC 8305) in socket.create_connection()
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- Python
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Description
| BPO | 44644 |
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GitHub fields:
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created_at = <Date 2021-07-15.12:05:20.908>
labels = ['library', '3.9', 'performance']
title = 'Implement \xe2\x80\x9cHappy Eyeballs\xe2\x80\x9d algorithim (RFC 8503) in socket.create_connection()'
updated_at = <Date 2021-07-15.12:05:20.908>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/origin400-p'
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issue_num = 44644
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status = 'open'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue44644'
versions = ['Python 3.9']
Contributor guide
First steps
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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 by locating the socket.create_connection() entry point and reviewing RFC 8305, which the issue identifies as the target behavior. No source files or tests are named; completion would require implementing the requested Happy Eyeballs behavior and adding or updating coverage to demonstrate it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100