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Improper Input Validation in urlparse

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3.9 (EOL) stdlib type-security
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Description

BPO 46870
Nosy @orsenthil, @P0cas, @lafolle

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2022-02-27.01:12:03.440>
labels = ['type-security', '3.9']
title = 'Improper Input Validation in urlparse'
updated_at = <Date 2022-03-02.13:38:56.216>
user = 'https://github.com/P0cas'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2022-03-02.13:38:56.216>
actor = 'P0cas'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = []
creation = <Date 2022-02-27.01:12:03.440>
creator = 'P0cas'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 46870
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['414132', '414133', '414171', '414345']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['orsenthil', 'P0cas', 'karanchaudhary']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'security'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue46870'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

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Research direction

Start by locating urlparse and its existing tests, then recover the missing reproduction and expected behavior from BPO issue 46870 and its migrated messages. The issue is complete when the improper input is consistently handled as specified and regression coverage verifies the behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
networking, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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