doc: Update Defining New Types chapter according to PEP 253

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#59,234 opened on Jun 7, 2012 2 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 4/5
Estimated time: 3-5 days
Newbie friendliness: 28/100

Issue type: Documentation
Clarity: Mostly clear
Activity status: Stale
Tech stack: python
Domain: documentation

Research direction

Read PEP 253 and locate the “Defining New Types” chapter in the CPython documentation. Compare the chapter with the PEP to identify outdated guidance; done means the chapter reflects PEP 253 and the documentation checks pass.

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docs type-feature

BPO	15029
Nosy	@mloskot

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assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2012-06-07.17:25:09.237>
labels = ['type-feature', '3.9', '3.10', 'docs']
title = 'doc: Update Defining New Types chapter according to PEP 253'
updated_at = <Date 2020-10-27.21:53:46.196>
user = 'https://github.com/mloskot'

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creation = <Date 2012-06-07.17:25:09.237>
creator = 'mloskot'
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issue_num = 15029
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priority = 'normal'
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status = 'open'
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type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue15029'
versions = ['Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']

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