From 16b9be4861e007ad483611ba0479feb2b90ea783 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Maximilian Hils <git@maximilianhils.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 16:36:51 +0200
Subject: bpo-44926: `get_type_hints`: Add note about type aliases with forward
 refs (#27859)

---
 Doc/library/typing.rst | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Doc/library/typing.rst b/Doc/library/typing.rst
index e8d7c9e..47d6c3a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/typing.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/typing.rst
@@ -2013,6 +2013,13 @@ Introspection helpers
            'name': Annotated[str, 'some marker']
        }
 
+   .. note::
+
+      :func:`get_type_hints` does not work with imported
+      :ref:`type aliases <type-aliases>` that include forward references.
+      Enabling postponed evaluation of annotations (:pep:`563`) may remove
+      the need for most forward references.
+
    .. versionchanged:: 3.9
       Added ``include_extras`` parameter as part of :pep:`593`.
 
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