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Provide a robust O(1) mechanism to check for infinite iterators

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Description

BPO 33939
Nosy @rhettinger, @ncoghlan, @pitrou, @embray, @serhiy-storchaka, @jdemeyer, @k7hoven, @bbayles

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-06-22.12:48:14.537>
labels = ['type-feature', '3.8']
title = 'Provide a robust O(1) mechanism to check for infinite iterators'
updated_at = <Date 2018-09-04.01:06:44.169>
user = 'https://github.com/ncoghlan'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2018-09-04.01:06:44.169>
actor = 'koos.zevenhoven'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = []
creation = <Date 2018-06-22.12:48:14.537>
creator = 'ncoghlan'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 33939
keywords = []
message_count = 19.0
messages = ['320229', '320232', '320234', '320235', '320237', '320239', '320241', '320297', '320323', '320350', '320352', '320554', '320567', '320568', '320580', '320581', '320589', '323666', '324548']
nosy_count = 8.0
nosy_names = ['rhettinger', 'ncoghlan', 'pitrou', 'erik.bray', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'jdemeyer', 'koos.zevenhoven', 'bbayles']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue33939'
versions = ['Python 3.8']

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points; start by reading the linked BPO issue and its 19-message discussion. The work is not ready to start until the desired O(1) mechanism, implementation location, and verification criteria are agreed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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