Issue 41095: inspect.signature() doesn't parse __text_signature__ containing a newline character
$ ./python Python 3.10.0a0 (heads/unicode_latin1:40855c7064, Jun 24 2020, 00:20:07) >>> import select >>> select.epoll.register.__text_signature__ '($self, /, fd,\n eventmask=select.EPOLLIN | select.EPOLLPRI | select.EPOLLOUT)' >>> import inspect >>> inspect.signature(select.epoll.register) <Signature (self, /, fd)> => eventmask parameter is gone! Either signature() must raise an exception, or it must handle a __text_signature__ containing a newline character. Issue spotted on bpo-31938 when fixing "./python -m pydoc select". By the way, as expected, pydoc shows: Help on method_descriptor in select.epoll: --- $ ./python -m pydoc select.epoll.register select.epoll.register = register(self, /, fd) Registers a new fd or raises an OSError if the fd is already registered. (...) ---