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Title: Improve documentation for typing._GenericAlias
Type: enhancement Stage: patch review
Components: Documentation, Library (Lib) Versions: Python 3.11
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Status: open Resolution:
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: docs@python Nosy List: JelleZijlstra, docs@python, gvanrossum, kj, matthew.rahtz
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2022-01-30 19:55 by matthew.rahtz, last changed 2022-02-07 01:59 by gvanrossum.

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PR 31026 merged matthew.rahtz, 2022-01-30 19:55
Messages (2)
msg412171 - (view) Author: Matthew Rahtz (matthew.rahtz) * Date: 2022-01-30 19:55 
There's currently not much documentation in `typing.py` for `_GenericAlias`. Some fairly weird things go on in there, so it would be great to have more info in the class about what's going on and why various edge cases are necessary.
msg412703 - (view) Author: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum) * (Python committer) Date: 2022-02-07 01:59 
New changeset a335d98f19b7fa66159d12932cc9a05eb2d8395f by Matthew Rahtz in branch 'main':
bpo-46589: Improve documentation for typing._GenericAlias (GH-31026)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a335d98f19b7fa66159d12932cc9a05eb2d8395f
History
Date User Action Args
2022-02-07 01:59:39gvanrossumsetmessages: + msg412703
2022-01-30 21:35:05AlexWaygoodsetnosy: + docs@python, kj, gvanrossum, JelleZijlstra
assignee: docs@python
components: + Documentation
keywords: + patch
stage: patch review
2022-01-30 19:55:28matthew.rahtzcreate