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Combining typing.get_type_hints and inspect.signature

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Description

BPO 37923
Nosy @ericsnowcurrently, @1st1, @ilevkivskyi, @JelleZijlstra, @dmontagu

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-08-23.05:44:01.577>
labels = ['type-feature', '3.7']
title = 'Combining typing.get_type_hints and inspect.signature'
updated_at = <Date 2021-05-03.01:04:40.418>
user = 'https://github.com/dmontagu'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-05-03.01:04:40.418>
actor = 'larry'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = []
creation = <Date 2019-08-23.05:44:01.577>
creator = 'dmontague'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 37923
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['350248', '350271', '392725', '392754']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['eric.snow', 'yselivanov', 'levkivskyi', 'JelleZijlstra', 'dmontague']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue37923'
versions = ['Python 3.7']

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Research direction

The issue names typing.get_type_hints and inspect.signature but provides no target files, tests, or concrete requested behavior. Start by clarifying the intended combined API and locating the relevant CPython implementation; done must be defined by an agreed behavior and corresponding coverage.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
developer-experience
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
18/100

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