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`address` arg can be `bytes` for `ip_*` functions in `ipaddress` module

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BPO 46646
Nosy @merwok, @sobolevn
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  • python/cpython#31139
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2022-02-05.07:05:52.750>
    labels = ['3.11', 'type-bug', '3.9', '3.10', 'docs']
    title = '`address` arg can be `bytes` for `ip_*` functions in `ipaddress` module'
    updated_at = <Date 2022-02-12.12:17:20.741>
    user = 'https://github.com/sobolevn'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2022-02-12.12:17:20.741>
    actor = 'eric.araujo'
    assignee = 'docs@python'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Documentation']
    creation = <Date 2022-02-05.07:05:52.750>
    creator = 'sobolevn'
    dependencies = []
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 46646
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 2.0
    messages = ['412562', '413125']
    nosy_count = 4.0
    nosy_names = ['eric.araujo', 'pmoody', 'docs@python', 'sobolevn']
    pr_nums = ['31139']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue46646'
    versions = ['Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']
    

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    Research direction

    Review PR 31139 first, then read the ipaddress module documentation and the affected ip_* functions. Compare the address argument descriptions with the issue title; the documentation should accurately reflect bytes support, with the relevant documentation checks passing.

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    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    documentation
    Issue type
    Documentation
    Difficulty
    2/5
    Estimated time
    1-3 hours
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Mostly clear
    Newbie friendliness
    25/100

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