Add information about frozen stdlib modules.
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Description
With the more stdlib modules getting frozen recently, it would be useful to have a section (or page) somewhere about:
- what are frozen modules?
- the different kinds of frozen modules (bootstrap vs. stdlib vs. testing)
- how to identify or modify which stdlib modules are frozen
- why some modules are frozen and some aren't
- how to deal with frozen modules in tests
- any other helpful info
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
No file, test, or documentation entry point is specified. Start by reviewing the devguide's existing documentation structure and material about frozen modules, then determine where this topic fits. Done means a page or section explains the listed frozen-module types, identification and modification, freezing rationale, and testing guidance.
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
- 50/100