Raise an error if a resource explicitly sets the Transfer-Encoding header
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Description
The transfer encoding header is automatically handled by twisted.web
Users of the library should not set this header.
If they do this should raise an exception.
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Research direction
Start in the twisted.web request or response handling for the Transfer-Encoding header and locate its tests. Confirm the behavior when a resource explicitly sets this header, then add coverage showing that an exception is raised while automatic handling remains unaffected.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100