Incorrect type declaration for `http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler.__init__`
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Description
The type of the first parameter of http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler.__init__ shall be socketserver._RequestType, not bytes.
To fix this issue, simply remove the __init__ method and make BaseHTTPRequestHandler inherit from StreamRequestHandler.
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Locate the typeshed definition of http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler and inspect its init declaration and inheritance alongside socketserver.StreamRequestHandler. Confirm the first parameter uses socketserver._RequestType and that the class inherits from StreamRequestHandler; completion means the incorrect init declaration is gone and the stated type relationship is represented.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
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- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 62/100