Issue #23779: imaplib raises TypeError if authenticator tries to abort.
Patch from Craig Holmquist.
diff --git a/Lib/imaplib.py b/Lib/imaplib.py
index 4d9df55..eb05dcb 100644
--- a/Lib/imaplib.py
+++ b/Lib/imaplib.py
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@
def process(self, data):
ret = self.mech(self.decode(data))
if ret is None:
- return '*' # Abort conversation
+ return b'*' # Abort conversation
return self.encode(ret)
def encode(self, inp):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_imaplib.py b/Lib/test/test_imaplib.py
index b34e652..96b4f32 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_imaplib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_imaplib.py
@@ -325,6 +325,25 @@
self.assertEqual(ret, "OK")
+
+ @reap_threads
+ def test_aborted_authentication(self):
+
+ class MyServer(SimpleIMAPHandler):
+
+ def cmd_AUTHENTICATE(self, tag, args):
+ self._send_textline('+')
+ self.response = yield
+
+ if self.response == b'*\r\n':
+ self._send_tagged(tag, 'NO', '[AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] aborted')
+ else:
+ self._send_tagged(tag, 'OK', 'MYAUTH successful')
+
+ with self.reaped_pair(MyServer) as (server, client):
+ with self.assertRaises(imaplib.IMAP4.error):
+ code, data = client.authenticate('MYAUTH', lambda x: None)
+
def test_linetoolong(self):
class TooLongHandler(SimpleIMAPHandler):
def handle(self):