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singledispatchmethod should expose registry of all known overloads

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BPO 42943
Nosy @ncoghlan, @methane, @ambv, @Kentzo, @hongweipeng, @AlexWaygood
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  • python/cpython#30007
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2021-01-16.21:46:19.079>
    labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.11']
    title = 'singledispatchmethod should expose registry of all known overloads'
    updated_at = <Date 2021-12-09.15:14:16.576>
    user = 'https://github.com/Kentzo'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2021-12-09.15:14:16.576>
    actor = 'hongweipeng'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Library (Lib)']
    creation = <Date 2021-01-16.21:46:19.079>
    creator = 'Ilya.Kulakov'
    dependencies = []
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 42943
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 1.0
    messages = ['385151']
    nosy_count = 6.0
    nosy_names = ['ncoghlan', 'methane', 'lukasz.langa', 'Ilya.Kulakov', 'hongweipeng', 'AlexWaygood']
    pr_nums = ['30007']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'enhancement'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42943'
    versions = ['Python 3.11']
    

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    Research direction

    Review pull request #30007 and the surrounding discussion for the proposed singledispatchmethod API. Done means the method exposes a registry containing all known overloads, with the expected behavior established by the existing proposal or tests.

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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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