shlex.join() does not accept pathlib.Path objects
Open
Nobody has claimed this yet.
3.11
stdlib
type-feature
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 77.2k
- Forks
- 36k
- PR merge metrics
- PR metrics pending
Description
| BPO | 45130 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @ericvsmith, @nyuszika7h |
Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.
Show more details
GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-09-07.16:27:33.217>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.11']
title = 'shlex.join() does not accept pathlib.Path objects'
updated_at = <Date 2021-09-07.21:04:04.882>
user = 'https://github.com/nyuszika7h'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-09-07.21:04:04.882>
actor = 'eric.smith'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2021-09-07.16:27:33.217>
creator = 'nyuszika7h'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 45130
keywords = []
message_count = 6.0
messages = ['401301', '401327', '401328', '401343', '401344', '401345']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['eric.smith', 'nyuszika7h']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45130'
versions = ['Python 3.11']
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the shlex.join() entry point and inspect how it handles pathlib.Path objects. Find the existing tests for shlex.join() and confirm the desired behavior for Path arguments; done means Path objects are accepted while existing string handling remains correct.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100