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CO_FUTURE_ANNOTATIONS flag is not documented or in inspect

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BPO 45805
Nosy @brettcannon, @benjaminp, @merwok, @markshannon, @1st1, @saulshanabrook, @pablogsal, @isidentical

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-11-14.08:20:37.062>
labels = ['3.11', 'library', 'docs']
title = 'CO_FUTURE_ANNOTATIONS flag is not documented or in inspect'
updated_at = <Date 2021-11-21.17:18:11.134>
user = 'https://github.com/saulshanabrook'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-11-21.17:18:11.134>
actor = 'eric.araujo'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation', 'Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2021-11-14.08:20:37.062>
creator = 'saulshanabrook'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 45805
keywords = []
message_count = 6.0
messages = ['406309', '406310', '406311', '406621', '406622', '406732']
nosy_count = 9.0
nosy_names = ['brett.cannon', 'benjamin.peterson', 'eric.araujo', 'docs@python', 'Mark.Shannon', 'yselivanov', 'saulshanabrook', 'pablogsal', 'BTaskaya']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45805'
versions = ['Python 3.11']

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Search the CPython tree for CO_FUTURE_ANNOTATIONS and inspect-related references, then identify the documentation and inspect entry points that need updating. Done means the flag is documented and is represented in inspect as requested; verify the affected documentation and inspect behavior after making the changes.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
43/100

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