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Add information about frozen stdlib modules.

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
50/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

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.

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Description

topic-stdlib type-feature

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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Python
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