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Use `Literal[0, 1, 2]` for seek's "whence" parameter

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Description

This will affect quite a few classes and will possibly have a fairly significant primer impact, but we should at least work towards this goal.

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Research direction

Start by locating the typeshed stubs for classes exposing seek and inspecting the current whence annotations. Check the primer impact across the affected classes, then confirm that all relevant annotations use the intended Literal values and that the primer remains clean.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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