[New-bugs-announce] [issue43798] Add position metadata to alias AST type

[Matthew Suozzo]

New submission from Matthew Suozzo <matthew.suozzo at gmail.com>:

Given the increasing use of long `from typing import foo, bar, ...` import sequences, it's becoming more desirable to address individual components of the import node. Unfortunately, the ast.alias node doesn't contain source location metadata (e.g. lineno, col_offset).

This metadata would be comparatively easy to add, backwards compatible, and would enable more precise diagnostics e.g. lints.

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components: Interpreter Core
messages: 390663
nosy: matthew.suozzo
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Add position metadata to alias AST type
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.10, Python 3.6, Python 3.7, Python 3.8, Python 3.9

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