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Better error message when failing to overload metaclass.mro

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3.7 (EOL) interpreter-core type-feature
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Description

BPO 31789
Nosy @mr-nfamous

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-10-15.00:34:04.089>
labels = ['interpreter-core', 'type-feature', '3.7']
title = 'Better error message when failing to overload metaclass.mro'
updated_at = <Date 2017-10-15.00:34:04.089>
user = 'https://github.com/mr-nfamous'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2017-10-15.00:34:04.089>
actor = 'bup'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Interpreter Core']
creation = <Date 2017-10-15.00:34:04.089>
creator = 'bup'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 31789
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['304406']
nosy_count = 1.0
nosy_names = ['bup']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue31789'
versions = ['Python 3.7']

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Research direction

Start with the interpreter-core failure described in BPO 31789: the issue concerns overloading metaclass.mro, but names no source file, test, or reproduction steps. Done means the failure reports a better error message than it does now.

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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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