`venv` → `ensurepip` may read local `setup.cfg` and fail mysteriously
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Description
| BPO | 45131 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @ncoghlan, @dstufft, @pradyunsg, @nutjob4life |
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created_at = <Date 2021-09-07.18:15:21.876>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.9']
title = '`venv` \xe2\x86\x92 `ensurepip` may read local `setup.cfg` and fail mysteriously'
updated_at = <Date 2021-10-15.21:35:17.134>
user = 'https://github.com/nutjob4life'
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type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45131'
versions = ['Python 3.9']
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 by reproducing the venv → ensurepip flow in a directory containing a local setup.cfg, then trace the relevant venv and ensurepip entry points. Confirm how the local file affects the operation and define regression coverage that demonstrates the failure no longer occurs.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100