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pwd.getpwnam('nobody') produces incorrect results if sizeof(uid_t) < sizeof(long) #47836

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BPO 3586
Nosy @gpshead, @mdickinson
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  • bpo-5705: os.getpwent returns unsigned 32bit value, os.setuid refuses it
  • Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = 'https://github.com/gpshead'
    closed_at = <Date 2009-04-06.16:14:30.885>
    created_at = <Date 2008-08-18.10:22:43.946>
    labels = ['extension-modules']
    title = "pwd.getpwnam('nobody') produces incorrect results if sizeof(uid_t) < sizeof(long)"
    updated_at = <Date 2009-04-06.21:43:05.266>
    user = 'https://github.com/mdickinson'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2009-04-06.21:43:05.266>
    actor = 'mark.dickinson'
    assignee = 'gregory.p.smith'
    closed = True
    closed_date = <Date 2009-04-06.16:14:30.885>
    closer = 'gregory.p.smith'
    components = ['Extension Modules']
    creation = <Date 2008-08-18.10:22:43.946>
    creator = 'mark.dickinson'
    dependencies = ['5705']
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 3586
    keywords = ['64bit']
    message_count = 5.0
    messages = ['71318', '71320', '71350', '85649', '85671']
    nosy_count = 2.0
    nosy_names = ['gregory.p.smith', 'mark.dickinson']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = 'fixed'
    stage = None
    status = 'closed'
    superseder = None
    type = None
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue3586'
    versions = ['Python 2.6', 'Python 3.0', 'Python 3.1', 'Python 2.7']

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