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allow creation of "symtable entry" objects from Python

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Description

BPO 39428
Nosy @carljm

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-01-22.23:44:18.248>
labels = ['type-feature']
title = 'allow creation of "symtable entry" objects from Python'
updated_at = <Date 2020-01-22.23:44:18.248>
user = 'https://github.com/carljm'

bugs.python.org fields:

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actor = 'carljm'
assignee = 'none'
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closed_date = None
closer = None
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creation = <Date 2020-01-22.23:44:18.248>
creator = 'carljm'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 39428
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message_count = 1.0
messages = ['360522']
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue39428'
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Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by reading BPO issue 39428 and the related CPython symbol-table implementation to determine the required Python-facing API; done means symtable entry objects can be created from Python with agreed behavior and coverage.

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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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