weakref documentation does not fully describe proxies

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
42/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

The issue concerns Python's weakref documentation and its coverage of proxies, but it names no file or specific missing details. Start by locating the weakref documentation and comparing its proxy coverage with the documented behavior; done means the documentation fully describes proxies and the relevant documentation checks pass.

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Description

3.9 (EOL) docs
BPO 42542

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assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2020-12-02.15:18:59.934>
labels = ['3.9', 'docs']
title = 'weakref documentation does not fully describe proxies'
updated_at = <Date 2020-12-02.15:18:59.934>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/rgov'

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closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2020-12-02.15:18:59.934>
creator = 'rgov'
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issue_num = 42542
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42542'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

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