twisted / twisted/twisted

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

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