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Co-authored-by: Alex Waygood <Alex.Waygood@Gmail.com>
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.. function:: signature(callable, *, follow_wrapped=True, globals=None, locals=None, eval_str=False)

Return a :class:`Signature` object for the given ``callable``::
Return a :class:`Signature` object for the given *callable*::

>>> from inspect import signature
>>> def foo(a, *, b:int, **kwargs):
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For objects defined in modules using stringized annotations
(``from __future__ import annotations``), :func:`signature` will
attempt to automatically un-stringize the annotations using
:func:`inspect.get_annotations()`. The
``global``, ``locals``, and ``eval_str`` parameters are passed
into :func:`inspect.get_annotations()` when resolving the
annotations; see the documentation for :func:`inspect.get_annotations()`
:func:`get_annotations`. The
*global*, *locals*, and *eval_str* parameters are passed
into :func:`get_annotations` when resolving the
annotations; see the documentation for :func:`get_annotations`
for instructions on how to use these parameters.

Raises :exc:`ValueError` if no signature can be provided, and
:exc:`TypeError` if that type of object is not supported. Also,
if the annotations are stringized, and ``eval_str`` is not false,
the ``eval()`` call(s) to un-stringize the annotations could
potentially raise any kind of exception.
if the annotations are stringized, and *eval_str* is not false,
the ``eval()`` call(s) to un-stringize the annotations in :func:`get_annotations`
could potentially raise any kind of exception.

A slash(/) in the signature of a function denotes that the parameters prior
to it are positional-only. For more info, see
:ref:`the FAQ entry on positional-only parameters <faq-positional-only-arguments>`.

.. versionadded:: 3.5
``follow_wrapped`` parameter. Pass ``False`` to get a signature of
``callable`` specifically (``callable.__wrapped__`` will not be used to
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
The *follow_wrapped* parameter was added.
Pass ``False`` to get a signature of
*callable* specifically (``callable.__wrapped__`` will not be used to
unwrap decorated callables.)

.. versionadded:: 3.10
``globals``, ``locals``, and ``eval_str`` parameters.
.. versionchanged:: 3.10
The *globals*, *locals*, and *eval_str* parameters were added.

.. note::

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Signature objects are also supported by generic function
:func:`copy.replace`.

.. classmethod:: Signature.from_callable(obj, *, follow_wrapped=True, globalns=None, localns=None)
.. classmethod:: Signature.from_callable(obj, *, follow_wrapped=True, globals=None, locals=None, eval_str=False)

Return a :class:`Signature` (or its subclass) object for a given callable
``obj``. Pass ``follow_wrapped=False`` to get a signature of ``obj``
without unwrapping its ``__wrapped__`` chain. ``globalns`` and
``localns`` will be used as the namespaces when resolving annotations.
*obj*.

This method simplifies subclassing of :class:`Signature`::

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.. versionadded:: 3.5

.. versionadded:: 3.10
``globalns`` and ``localns`` parameters.
.. versionchanged:: 3.10
The *globals*, *locals*, and *eval_str* parameters were added.


.. class:: Parameter(name, kind, *, default=Parameter.empty, annotation=Parameter.empty)
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