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Project must migrate from using typed_ast to ast

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Description

Typed_ast end of life is July 2023, as per https://github.com/python/typed_ast/issues/179

Also on some 64-based systems typed_ast cannot be installed with pip. I used the Canonical repositories to install the module via apt on Lubuntu.

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Research direction

Search the repository for typed_ast imports and usages, then inspect how those locations use Python's ast module. Replace the remaining typed_ast dependency and verify that the affected materials or checks still work without it.

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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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