[issue31059] asyncio.StreamReader.read hangs if n<0

Andrew Svetlov added the comment: `.read(-1)` reads up to end of stream (closing the underlying socket by peer). If other side doesn't close connection after sending data -- read(-1) hangs, but it is not asyncio bug. -- nosy: +asvetlov resolution: -> not a

[issue31059] asyncio.StreamReader.read hangs if n<0

New submission from Sergey Kostyuk: Good day Maybe I misunderstood something, but I'm failed to fetch any data by calling asyncio.StreamReader.read if `n` is less than zero (or left default). It just hangs in the loop forever (see line number 614 of asyncio/streams.py: