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Report details of excess arguments in object_new & object_init

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Description

BPO 31527
Nosy @ncoghlan, @serhiy-storchaka
Dependencies
  • bpo-31506: Improve the error message logic for object_new & object_init
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2017-09-20.05:17:57.406>
    labels = ['type-feature']
    title = 'Report details of excess arguments in object_new & object_init'
    updated_at = <Date 2017-09-20.06:14:25.997>
    user = 'https://github.com/ncoghlan'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2017-09-20.06:14:25.997>
    actor = 'serhiy.storchaka'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = []
    creation = <Date 2017-09-20.05:17:57.406>
    creator = 'ncoghlan'
    dependencies = ['31506']
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 31527
    keywords = []
    message_count = 3.0
    messages = ['302591', '302592', '302597']
    nosy_count = 2.0
    nosy_names = ['ncoghlan', 'serhiy.storchaka']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'needs patch'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'enhancement'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue31527'
    versions = []
    

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    The issue names object_new and object_init and depends on bpo-31506; start by reading that dependency and the historical issue messages. Done means excess-argument errors report the requested details, but the payload does not identify files or tests to run.

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    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    compilers
    Issue type
    Feature
    Difficulty
    4/5
    Estimated time
    3-5 days
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Needs clarification
    Newbie friendliness
    30/100

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