[New-bugs-announce] [issue27630] Generator._encoded_EMTPY misspelling in email package

[Martin Panter]

New submission from Martin Panter:

In the Generator.flatten() (Lib/email/generator.py), the code sets, among others, the instance attributes _EMPTY (correct spelling) and _encoded_EMTPY (misspelling). Further down in that class, _encoded_EMPTY (correct spelling) is set as a class attribute, and this correctly-spelt version appears to be used in the _handle_message_delivery_status() method. The BytesGenerator class inherits Generator and overrides the correctly-spelt _encoded_EMPTY class attribute.

It seems that both _EMPTY and the misspelt _encoded_EMTPY instance attributes are not used. Perhaps they should be removed. Or perhaps they are not doing the job they were intended for and there is a real bug.

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components: email
messages: 271424
nosy: barry, martin.panter, r.david.murray
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Generator._encoded_EMTPY misspelling in email package
versions: Python 3.5, Python 3.6

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