[issue43090] parseaddr (from email.utils) returns invalid input string instead of ('', '')

[R. David Murray]

R. David Murray  added the comment:

The return value is correct.  Interpreted as an email address, 'randomstring' 
is a local mailbox.

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resolution:  -> not a bug
stage:  -> resolved
status: open -> closed

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[issue43090] parseaddr (from email.utils) returns invalid input string instead of ('', '')

[Livio Bencik]

New submission from Livio Bencik :

```
from email.utils import parseaddr
parseaddr('randomstring')
```

returns ('', 'randomstring'), instead of ('', '') as the documentation says.

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components: email
messages: 386062
nosy: barry, lbenc135, r.david.murray
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: parseaddr (from email.utils) returns invalid input string instead of 
('', '')
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.8, Python 3.9

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