[tor-bugs] #34399 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Electrum-NMC can't make outgoing connections on Python 3.8+

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#34399: Electrum-NMC can't make outgoing connections on Python 3.8+
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 Reporter:  JeremyRand  |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect      |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium      |      Component:  Applications/Tor Browser
  Version:              |       Severity:  Normal
 Keywords:  namecoin    |  Actual Points:
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 The Electrum-NMC version in Tor Browser is affected by this bug:
 https://github.com/kyuupichan/aiorpcX/pull/32 .  The gist is that
 Electrum-NMC fails to properly initialize random SOCKS authentication when
 on Python 3.8+, which causes all outgoing connections to ElectrumX servers
 to fail with a Python exception.  Thus, no Namecoin resolution is possible
 with those Python versions.

 The `master-3.3.11` branch of Electrum-NMC contains a backported fix,
 which should be usable for Tor Browser.  I'll submit a patch for `tor-
 browser-build` that bumps the Electrum-NMC dependency shortly.

 Thanks to yanmaani for reporting the bug.

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