HOWTO for socket programming and select documentation contradict
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Description
| BPO | 45787 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @giampaolo, @AlexWaygood |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-11-11.17:56:34.842>
labels = ['3.11', 'type-bug', '3.9', '3.10', 'docs']
title = 'HOWTO for socket programming and select documentation contradict'
updated_at = <Date 2021-11-11.17:56:34.842>
user = 'https://github.com/AlexWaygood'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-11-11.17:56:34.842>
actor = 'AlexWaygood'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2021-11-11.17:56:34.842>
creator = 'AlexWaygood'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 45787
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['406167']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['giampaolo.rodola', 'neologix', 'docs@python', 'AlexWaygood']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45787'
versions = ['Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']
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- 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
Compare the socket programming HOWTO with the select documentation, using the linked BPO issue 45787 for context. Identify the specific statements that contradict each other, then update the relevant documentation so the guidance is consistent and verify the rendered text and documentation checks.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation, networking
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100