Should shutil functions support bytes paths?
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Description
| BPO | 46727 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @serhiy-storchaka, @JelleZijlstra, @AlexWaygood |
Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2022-02-12.01:43:24.033>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library', '3.11']
title = 'Should shutil functions support bytes paths?'
updated_at = <Date 2022-02-12.01:43:24.033>
user = 'https://github.com/JelleZijlstra'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2022-02-12.01:43:24.033>
actor = 'JelleZijlstra'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2022-02-12.01:43:24.033>
creator = 'JelleZijlstra'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 46727
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['413113']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['serhiy.storchaka', 'JelleZijlstra', 'AlexWaygood']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue46727'
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 by reviewing the shutil functions implicated by the issue and the migrated BPO discussion. Determine the intended bytes-path behavior and the affected cases before making a change; done means the support policy is settled, implemented consistently, and verified by tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100