doctest.testmod does not run tests in functools.partial functions

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Issue type
Feature
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Tech stack
python
Domain
testing

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Start with doctest.testmod and the uploaded partial_doctest.py example to understand how functools.partial functions are currently discovered. Confirm the expected behavior with a focused reproduction, then make doctest.testmod execute doctests contained in partial functions and verify that the example passes.

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3.8 (EOL) stdlib type-feature
BPO 12790
Nosy @tim-one, @merwok, @stevendaprano, @jayvdb, @tirkarthi
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    assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2011-08-20.03:54:32.552>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-feature', 'library']
title = 'doctest.testmod does not run tests in functools.partial functions'
updated_at = <Date 2019-03-23.14:37:45.551>
user = 'https://github.com/stevendaprano'

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    activity = <Date 2019-03-23.14:37:45.551>
actor = 'xtreak'
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closed = False
closed_date = None
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components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2011-08-20.03:54:32.552>
creator = 'steven.daprano'
dependencies = []
files = ['22953']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 12790
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messages = ['142512', '221811', '338678']
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pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue12790'
versions = ['Python 3.8']

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