Investigate using a context variable for zero-arg super initialisation
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Description
| BPO | 33179 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @ncoghlan, @encukou, @1st1, @tecki |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-03-29.14:15:52.797>
labels = ['type-feature', '3.8']
title = 'Investigate using a context variable for zero-arg super initialisation'
updated_at = <Date 2018-03-29.15:18:10.623>
user = 'https://github.com/ncoghlan'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2018-03-29.15:18:10.623>
actor = 'yselivanov'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = []
creation = <Date 2018-03-29.14:15:52.797>
creator = 'ncoghlan'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 33179
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['314650', '314651', '314654', '314658']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['ncoghlan', 'petr.viktorin', 'yselivanov', 'Martin.Teichmann']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue33179'
versions = ['Python 3.8']
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reading the linked BPO issue and tracing Python's zero-argument super initialization behavior. Done means determining whether a context variable is viable and documenting a concrete implementation direction, including the affected code and tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100