[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [Tahoe-LAFS] #4123: Tahoe-LAFS depends on removed `cgi` stdlib module

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#4123: Tahoe-LAFS depends on removed `cgi` stdlib module
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 Reporter:  cypher   |          Owner:
     Type:  defect   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal   |      Milestone:  undecided
Component:  unknown  |        Version:  n/a
 Keywords:           |  Launchpad Bug:
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 Tahoe-LAFS' `allmydata.webish` module currently depends on
 `cgi.FieldStorage` from the Python standard library in order to
 "[https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-
 lafs/blob/6d37fa6c9d236f8eb369bd2bc61932137f381e7f/src/allmydata/webish.py#L44
 do terrible things to ensure files are still bytes]".

 The `cgi` module, however, was recently (as of Python 3.13) removed as
 part of the [https://peps.python.org/pep-0594/#cgi PEP-0594 initiative] --
 of "removing dead batteries from the standard library".

 In order to provide compatibility with Python 3.13, then, a suitable `cgi`
 replacement module will need to be found and/or the dependent codepaths
 will need to be updated accordingly. (There may, of course, be other
 outstanding work/issues that further prevent Python 3.13 compatibility;
 this is just one such issue).

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