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Suggest third-party cmd2 module as alternative to cmd

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BPO 33233
Nosy @gvanrossum, @warsaw, @rhettinger, @ned-deily, @mcepl, @stevendaprano, @ethanfurman, @ambv, @catherinedevlin, @tleonhardt

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-04-05.18:51:29.459>
labels = ['3.8', 'docs']
title = 'Suggest third-party cmd2 module as alternative to cmd'
updated_at = <Date 2018-04-09.16:44:19.902>
user = 'https://github.com/ned-deily'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2018-04-09.16:44:19.902>
actor = 'ethan.furman'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2018-04-05.18:51:29.459>
creator = 'ned.deily'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 33233
keywords = []
message_count = 16.0
messages = ['315002', '315035', '315040', '315041', '315047', '315048', '315050', '315051', '315052', '315053', '315054', '315059', '315060', '315061', '315062', '315063']
nosy_count = 12.0
nosy_names = ['gvanrossum', 'barry', 'rhettinger', 'catherinedevlin', 'ned.deily', 'mcepl', 'steven.daprano', 'docs@python', 'ethan.furman', 'lukasz.langa', 'Catherine.Devlin', 'tleonhardt']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue33233'
versions = ['Python 3.8']

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked BPO issue 33233 and its 16-message discussion to understand the intended documentation change. The payload names no documentation file or test; done would mean reaching agreement on whether and how to mention cmd2 as an alternative to cmd in Python's documentation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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