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A better way to resolve ForwardRefs in type aliases across modules

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3.11 stdlib topic-typing type-feature
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Description

BPO 46371
Nosy @gvanrossum, @JelleZijlstra, @sobolevn, @Fidget-Spinner, @kumaraditya303, @AlexWaygood, @aha79

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2022-01-13.23:48:15.238>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.11']
title = 'A better way to resolve ForwardRefs in type aliases across modules'
updated_at = <Date 2022-01-14.07:31:01.351>
user = 'https://github.com/aha79'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2022-01-14.07:31:01.351>
actor = 'AlexWaygood'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2022-01-13.23:48:15.238>
creator = 'andreash'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 46371
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['410535']
nosy_count = 7.0
nosy_names = ['gvanrossum', 'JelleZijlstra', 'sobolevn', 'kj', 'kumaraditya', 'AlexWaygood', 'andreash']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue46371'
versions = ['Python 3.11']

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Research direction

Start with migrated BPO issue 46371 and review its single recorded comment for the original discussion. The payload names no files, tests, entry points, or acceptance criteria, so the desired implementation and definition of done still need to be established before coding.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
devtools
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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