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Windows cp encodings "UNDEFINED" entries update

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BPO 45120
Nosy @malemburg, @pfmoore, @vstinner, @tjguk, @ezio-melotti, @zware, @serhiy-storchaka, @eryksun, @zooba, @rafaelblsilva
PRs
  • python/cpython#28189
  • Files
  • cp1252_from_genwincodec.py
  • Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2021-09-06.20:30:12.408>
    labels = ['type-bug', 'library', 'expert-unicode', 'OS-windows']
    title = 'Windows cp encodings "UNDEFINED" entries update'
    updated_at = <Date 2021-09-17.22:34:22.408>
    user = 'https://github.com/rafaelblsilva'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2021-09-17.22:34:22.408>
    actor = 'eryksun'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Demos and Tools', 'Library (Lib)', 'Unicode', 'Windows']
    creation = <Date 2021-09-06.20:30:12.408>
    creator = 'rafaelblsilva'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['50282']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 45120
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 8.0
    messages = ['401181', '401991', '401993', '401997', '402007', '402045', '402087', '402104']
    nosy_count = 11.0
    nosy_names = ['lemburg', 'paul.moore', 'vstinner', 'tim.golden', 'ezio.melotti', 'python-dev', 'zach.ware', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'rafaelblsilva']
    pr_nums = ['28189']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45120'
    versions = []
    

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    Research direction

    The issue points to cp1252_from_genwincodec.py and the existing PR #28189; start by reviewing that patch and BPO issue 45120. Done means the Windows cp encoding “UNDEFINED” entries are updated as specified there and the relevant CPython checks pass.

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    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    internationalization, operating-systems
    Issue type
    Bug
    Difficulty
    3/5
    Estimated time
    1-2 days
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Mostly clear
    Newbie friendliness
    25/100

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