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HTTP request handler: check sys.stderr != None before logging

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3.9 (EOL) stdlib type-bug
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Description

BPO 44894

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-08-11.23:56:49.134>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library', '3.9']
title = 'HTTP request handler: check sys.stderr != None before logging'
updated_at = <Date 2021-08-13.23:02:22.093>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/xiaolingbao'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-08-13.23:02:22.093>
actor = 'terry.reedy'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2021-08-11.23:56:49.134>
creator = 'xiaolingbao'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 44894
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['399423', '399470']
nosy_count = 1.0
nosy_names = ['xiaolingbao']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue44894'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

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Research direction

Start by locating the HTTP request handler and its logging path in the CPython library code. Reproduce the case where sys.stderr is None, then verify that handling the request no longer attempts to log through a missing stream.

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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
45/100

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