Deprecate the frame hack for implicitly getting module details

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
compilers

Research direction

Start with the linked BPO-17963 discussion and its dependency BPO-17941; the issue names no repository files, tests, or entry points. Establish the intended replacement and scope for deprecating implicit module details, then define the tests and documentation needed to verify the change.

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Description

interpreter-core type-feature
BPO 17963
Nosy @gvanrossum, @brettcannon, @rhettinger, @ncoghlan, @vstinner, @ericsnowcurrently
Dependencies
  • bpo-17941: namedtuple should support fully qualified name for more portable pickling
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2013-05-12.13:09:13.550>
labels = ['type-feature']
title = 'Deprecate the frame hack for implicitly getting module details'
updated_at = <Date 2015-07-21.07:34:48.995>
user = 'https://github.com/ncoghlan'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2015-07-21.07:34:48.995>
actor = 'ethan.furman'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = []
creation = <Date 2013-05-12.13:09:13.550>
creator = 'ncoghlan'
dependencies = ['17941']
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 17963
keywords = []
message_count = 9.0
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nosy_count = 7.0
nosy_names = ['gvanrossum', 'brett.cannon', 'rhettinger', 'ncoghlan', 'vstinner', 'eli.bendersky', 'eric.snow']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue17963'
versions = ['Python 3.4']

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