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help() appears confused about the module of typing.Annotated

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Description

BPO 45380
Nosy @gvanrossum, @jack1142, @Fidget-Spinner, @AlexWaygood

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-10-05.18:29:03.194>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', 'library', 'docs']
title = 'help() appears confused about the module of typing.Annotated'
updated_at = <Date 2022-02-03.23:18:38.705>
user = 'https://github.com/AlexWaygood'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2022-02-03.23:18:38.705>
actor = 'gvanrossum'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation', 'Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2021-10-05.18:29:03.194>
creator = 'AlexWaygood'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 45380
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['403258', '403602', '412485']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['gvanrossum', 'docs@python', 'jack1142', 'kj', 'AlexWaygood']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45380'
versions = ['Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported behavior with help(typing.Annotated), then inspect the relevant Python library and documentation behavior. Confirm what module help() should report for typing.Annotated and make the displayed result consistent with that expectation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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