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Investigate using a context variable for zero-arg super initialisation

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3.8 (EOL) interpreter-core type-feature
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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']

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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

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