[Python-Dev] Summary of Python tracker Issues

Fri Sep 7 12:10:02 EDT 2018

ACTIVITY SUMMARY (2018-08-31 - 2018-09-07)
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Issues counts and deltas:
  open    6841 (+13)
  closed 39517 (+38)
  total  46358 (+51)

Open issues with patches: 2729 

Issues opened (40)
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#34557: When sending binary file to a Microsoft FTP server over FTP TL
https://bugs.python.org/issue34557  opened by James Campbell2

#34559: multiprocessing AuthenticationError when nesting with non-defa
https://bugs.python.org/issue34559  opened by natedogith1

#34560: Backport of uuid1() failure fix
https://bugs.python.org/issue34560  opened by Riccardo Mottola

#34561: Replace list sorting merge_collapse()?
https://bugs.python.org/issue34561  opened by tim.peters

#34562: cannot install versions 3.6.5+ on Windows
https://bugs.python.org/issue34562  opened by Zyg

#34564: Tutorial Section 2.1 Windows Installation Path Correction
https://bugs.python.org/issue34564  opened by aperture

#34565: Launcher does not validate major versions
https://bugs.python.org/issue34565  opened by bgerrity

#34568: Types in `typing` not anymore instances of `type` or subclasse
https://bugs.python.org/issue34568  opened by pekka.klarck

#34569: test__xxsubinterpreters.ShareableTypeTests._assert_values fail
https://bugs.python.org/issue34569  opened by Michael.Felt

#34570: Segmentation fault in _PyType_Lookup
https://bugs.python.org/issue34570  opened by Pablosky

#34572: C unpickling bypasses import thread safety
https://bugs.python.org/issue34572  opened by tjb900

#34573: Simplify __reduce__() of set and dict iterators.
https://bugs.python.org/issue34573  opened by sir-sigurd

#34574: OrderedDict iterators are exhausted during pickling
https://bugs.python.org/issue34574  opened by sir-sigurd

#34575: Python 3.6 compilation fails on AppVeyor: libeay.lib was creat
https://bugs.python.org/issue34575  opened by vstinner

#34576: SimpleHTTPServer: warn users on security
https://bugs.python.org/issue34576  opened by vstinner

#34578: Pipenv lock : ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_ctypes'
https://bugs.python.org/issue34578  opened by Arselon

#34579: test_embed.InitConfigTests fail on AIX
https://bugs.python.org/issue34579  opened by Michael.Felt

#34580: sqlite doc: clarify the scope of the context manager
https://bugs.python.org/issue34580  opened by vigdis

#34582: VSTS builds should use new YAML syntax and pools
https://bugs.python.org/issue34582  opened by David Staheli

#34583: os.stat() wrongfully returns False for symlink on Windows 10 v
https://bugs.python.org/issue34583  opened by Isaac Shabtay

#34584: subprocess
https://bugs.python.org/issue34584  opened by JokeNeverSoke

#34585: Don't use AC_RUN_IFELSE to determine float endian
https://bugs.python.org/issue34585  opened by rossburton

#34586: collections.ChainMap should have a get_where method
https://bugs.python.org/issue34586  opened by Zahari.Dim

#34587: test_socket: testCongestion() hangs on my Fedora 28
https://bugs.python.org/issue34587  opened by vstinner

#34588: traceback formatting can drop a frame
https://bugs.python.org/issue34588  opened by benjamin.peterson

#34589: Py_Initialize() and Py_Main() should not enable C locale coerc
https://bugs.python.org/issue34589  opened by vstinner

#34590: "Logging HOWTO" should share an example of best practices for 
https://bugs.python.org/issue34590  opened by Nathaniel Manista

#34591: smtplib mixes RFC821 and RFC822 addresses
https://bugs.python.org/issue34591  opened by daurnimator

#34592: cdll.LoadLibrary allows None as an argument
https://bugs.python.org/issue34592  opened by superbobry

#34595: PyUnicode_FromFormat(): add %T format for an object type name
https://bugs.python.org/issue34595  opened by vstinner

#34596: [unittest] raise error if @skip is used with an argument that 
https://bugs.python.org/issue34596  opened by Naitree Zhu

#34597: Python needs to check existence of functions at runtime for ta
https://bugs.python.org/issue34597  opened by Zorg

#34598: How to fix? Error in Kali linux python 2.7 - Collecting pip Fr
https://bugs.python.org/issue34598  opened by andy polandski

#34600: python3 regression ElementTree.iterparse() unable to capture c
https://bugs.python.org/issue34600  opened by Martin Hosken

#34602: python3 resource.setrlimit strange behaviour under macOS
https://bugs.python.org/issue34602  opened by marche147

#34603: ctypes on Windows: error calling C function that returns a str
https://bugs.python.org/issue34603  opened by mattneri

#34604: Possible mojibake in pwd.getpwnam and grp.getgrnam
https://bugs.python.org/issue34604  opened by wg

#34605: Avoid master/slave terminology
https://bugs.python.org/issue34605  opened by vstinner

#34606: Unable to read zip file with extra
https://bugs.python.org/issue34606  opened by altendky

#34607: test_multiprocessing_forkserver is altering the environment on
https://bugs.python.org/issue34607  opened by pablogsal

Most recent 15 issues with no replies (15)
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#34607: test_multiprocessing_forkserver is altering the environment on
https://bugs.python.org/issue34607

#34604: Possible mojibake in pwd.getpwnam and grp.getgrnam
https://bugs.python.org/issue34604

#34603: ctypes on Windows: error calling C function that returns a str
https://bugs.python.org/issue34603

#34600: python3 regression ElementTree.iterparse() unable to capture c
https://bugs.python.org/issue34600

#34598: How to fix? Error in Kali linux python 2.7 - Collecting pip Fr
https://bugs.python.org/issue34598

#34592: cdll.LoadLibrary allows None as an argument
https://bugs.python.org/issue34592

#34591: smtplib mixes RFC821 and RFC822 addresses
https://bugs.python.org/issue34591

#34589: Py_Initialize() and Py_Main() should not enable C locale coerc
https://bugs.python.org/issue34589

#34585: Don't use AC_RUN_IFELSE to determine float endian
https://bugs.python.org/issue34585

#34583: os.stat() wrongfully returns False for symlink on Windows 10 v
https://bugs.python.org/issue34583

#34582: VSTS builds should use new YAML syntax and pools
https://bugs.python.org/issue34582

#34579: test_embed.InitConfigTests fail on AIX
https://bugs.python.org/issue34579

#34578: Pipenv lock : ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_ctypes'
https://bugs.python.org/issue34578

#34572: C unpickling bypasses import thread safety
https://bugs.python.org/issue34572

#34564: Tutorial Section 2.1 Windows Installation Path Correction
https://bugs.python.org/issue34564

Most recent 15 issues waiting for review (15)
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#34605: Avoid master/slave terminology
https://bugs.python.org/issue34605

#34604: Possible mojibake in pwd.getpwnam and grp.getgrnam
https://bugs.python.org/issue34604

#34596: [unittest] raise error if @skip is used with an argument that 
https://bugs.python.org/issue34596

#34595: PyUnicode_FromFormat(): add %T format for an object type name
https://bugs.python.org/issue34595

#34589: Py_Initialize() and Py_Main() should not enable C locale coerc
https://bugs.python.org/issue34589

#34588: traceback formatting can drop a frame
https://bugs.python.org/issue34588

#34585: Don't use AC_RUN_IFELSE to determine float endian
https://bugs.python.org/issue34585

#34582: VSTS builds should use new YAML syntax and pools
https://bugs.python.org/issue34582

#34580: sqlite doc: clarify the scope of the context manager
https://bugs.python.org/issue34580

#34579: test_embed.InitConfigTests fail on AIX
https://bugs.python.org/issue34579

#34575: Python 3.6 compilation fails on AppVeyor: libeay.lib was creat
https://bugs.python.org/issue34575

#34574: OrderedDict iterators are exhausted during pickling
https://bugs.python.org/issue34574

#34573: Simplify __reduce__() of set and dict iterators.
https://bugs.python.org/issue34573

#34572: C unpickling bypasses import thread safety
https://bugs.python.org/issue34572

#34565: Launcher does not validate major versions
https://bugs.python.org/issue34565

Top 10 most discussed issues (10)
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#34605: Avoid master/slave terminology
https://bugs.python.org/issue34605  16 msgs

#34575: Python 3.6 compilation fails on AppVeyor: libeay.lib was creat
https://bugs.python.org/issue34575  12 msgs

#34561: Replace list sorting merge_collapse()?
https://bugs.python.org/issue34561  11 msgs

#33613: test_multiprocessing_fork: test_semaphore_tracker_sigint() fai
https://bugs.python.org/issue33613  10 msgs

#34596: [unittest] raise error if @skip is used with an argument that 
https://bugs.python.org/issue34596   8 msgs

#34568: Types in `typing` not anymore instances of `type` or subclasse
https://bugs.python.org/issue34568   7 msgs

#34200: importlib: python -m test test_pkg -m test_7 fails randomly
https://bugs.python.org/issue34200   6 msgs

#34543: _struct.Struct: calling functions without calling __init__ res
https://bugs.python.org/issue34543   6 msgs

#34570: Segmentation fault in _PyType_Lookup
https://bugs.python.org/issue34570   6 msgs

#25750: tp_descr_get(self, obj, type) is called without owning a refer
https://bugs.python.org/issue25750   5 msgs

Issues closed (36)
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#4453: MSI installer shows error message if "Compile .py files to byt
https://bugs.python.org/issue4453  closed by zach.ware

#13081: Crash in Windows with unknown cause
https://bugs.python.org/issue13081  closed by zach.ware

#16892: Windows bug picking up stdin from a pipe
https://bugs.python.org/issue16892  closed by zach.ware

#17480: pyvenv should be installed someplace more obvious on Windows
https://bugs.python.org/issue17480  closed by zach.ware

#19955: When adding .PY and .PYW to PATHEXT, it replaced string instea
https://bugs.python.org/issue19955  closed by zach.ware

#21877: External.bat and pcbuild of tkinter do not match.
https://bugs.python.org/issue21877  closed by zach.ware

#23089: Update libffi config files
https://bugs.python.org/issue23089  closed by zach.ware

#23949: Number of elements display in error message is wrong while unp
https://bugs.python.org/issue23949  closed by serhiy.storchaka

#24401: Windows 8.1 install gives DLL required to complete could not r
https://bugs.python.org/issue24401  closed by zach.ware

#24698: get_externals.bat script fails
https://bugs.python.org/issue24698  closed by zach.ware

#26544: platform.libc_ver() returns incorrect version number
https://bugs.python.org/issue26544  closed by vstinner

#26901: Argument Clinic test is broken
https://bugs.python.org/issue26901  closed by vstinner

#30977: reduce uuid.UUID() memory footprint
https://bugs.python.org/issue30977  closed by vstinner

#30985: Set closing variable in asyncore at close
https://bugs.python.org/issue30985  closed by vstinner

#31371: Remove deprecated tkinter.tix module
https://bugs.python.org/issue31371  closed by zach.ware

#32310: Remove _Py_PyAtExit from Python.h
https://bugs.python.org/issue32310  closed by vstinner

#33083: math.factorial accepts non-integral Decimal instances
https://bugs.python.org/issue33083  closed by mark.dickinson

#34007: test_gdb fails in s390x SLES buildbots
https://bugs.python.org/issue34007  closed by pablogsal

#34499: Extend registering of single-dispatch functions to parametrize
https://bugs.python.org/issue34499  closed by lukasz.langa

#34500: Fix ResourceWarning in difflib.py
https://bugs.python.org/issue34500  closed by terry.reedy

#34530: distutils: find_executable() fails if the PATH environment var
https://bugs.python.org/issue34530  closed by vstinner

#34544: FreeBSD: Fatal Python error: get_locale_encoding: failed to ge
https://bugs.python.org/issue34544  closed by vstinner

#34549: unittest docs could use another header
https://bugs.python.org/issue34549  closed by napsterinblue

#34555: AF_VSOCK not unset because of wrong nesting
https://bugs.python.org/issue34555  closed by benjamin.peterson

#34558: ctypes.find_library processing - missing parenthesis prevents 
https://bugs.python.org/issue34558  closed by Mariatta

#34563: invalid assert on big output of multiprocessing.Process
https://bugs.python.org/issue34563  closed by vstinner

#34566: pipe read sometimes returns EOF but returncode is still None
https://bugs.python.org/issue34566  closed by martin.panter

#34567: test.pythoninfo: dump interpreter _PyCoreConfig
https://bugs.python.org/issue34567  closed by vstinner

#34571: help(hashlib.blake2b) causes RuntimeError in 3.7
https://bugs.python.org/issue34571  closed by serhiy.storchaka

#34577: imaplib Cyrillic password
https://bugs.python.org/issue34577  closed by christian.heimes

#34581: Windows : use of __pragma msvc extension without ifdef
https://bugs.python.org/issue34581  closed by benjamin.peterson

#34593: Missing inttypes.h
https://bugs.python.org/issue34593  closed by benjamin.peterson

#34594: Some tests use hardcoded errno values
https://bugs.python.org/issue34594  closed by benjamin.peterson

#34599: improve performance of _Py_bytes_capitalize()
https://bugs.python.org/issue34599  closed by benjamin.peterson

#34601: Typo: "which would rather raise MemoryError than give up", tha
https://bugs.python.org/issue34601  closed by mark.dickinson

#1654408: Windows installer should split tcl/tk and tkinter install opti
https://bugs.python.org/issue1654408  closed by zach.ware