'pydoc -k' fails when some module's loader is not found
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Description
| BPO | 46353 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @tiran, @dlax |
| PRs |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2022-01-12.08:53:18.397>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library', '3.9']
title = "'pydoc -k' fails when some module's loader is not found"
updated_at = <Date 2022-01-12.13:04:25.878>
user = 'https://github.com/dlax'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2022-01-12.13:04:25.878>
actor = 'dlax'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2022-01-12.08:53:18.397>
creator = 'dlax'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 46353
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['410388', '410389']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['christian.heimes', 'dlax']
pr_nums = ['30557']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue46353'
versions = ['Python 3.9']
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the pydoc -k entry point and review the linked pull request python/cpython#30557, which addresses the failure when a module loader is unavailable. Done means the command no longer fails when some module's loader cannot be found; the payload names no test file.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100