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Add top level await statement support for doctest

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Description

BPO 37006
Nosy @njsmith, @asvetlov, @1st1, @Carreau, @tirkarthi, @isidentical, @jack1142, @pacorain

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-05-22.09:20:50.115>
labels = ['type-feature', '3.9', 'expert-asyncio']
title = 'Add top level await statement support for doctest'
updated_at = <Date 2021-01-16.04:16:50.063>
user = 'https://github.com/tirkarthi'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-01-16.04:16:50.063>
actor = 'pacorain'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['asyncio']
creation = <Date 2019-05-22.09:20:50.115>
creator = 'xtreak'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 37006
keywords = []
message_count = 7.0
messages = ['343160', '343178', '343183', '343199', '343232', '343234', '343238']
nosy_count = 8.0
nosy_names = ['njs', 'asvetlov', 'yselivanov', 'mbussonn', 'xtreak', 'BTaskaya', 'jack1142', 'pacorain']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue37006'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

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Research direction

Start by locating doctest's execution path and its interaction with asyncio; the issue names no files or tests. Determine how doctest should recognize and execute top-level await examples, then add coverage showing that such examples work without breaking existing synchronous doctests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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