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Incorrect inspect.Signature can be created: pos-only with a default followed by pos-or-kw without one #103556

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@sobolevn

While working on #103553 I found one more problem that merits its own issue.

Right now it is impossible to create a function that have a pos-or-keyword parameter without a default comming after a pos-only parameter with a default. Demo:

>>>deftest(pod=42, /, pk): ...
File"<stdin>", line1deftest(pod=42, /, pk): ...
^^SyntaxError: parameterwithoutadefaultfollowsparameterwithadefault>>>lambdapod=42, /, pk: ...
File"<stdin>", line1lambdapod=42, /, pk: ...
^^SyntaxError: parameterwithoutadefaultfollowsparameterwithadefault

But, it is possible to create a signature like this. Repro:

>>>importinspect>>>defone(pk): ...
... >>>deftwo(pod=42, /): ...
... >>>sig1=inspect.signature(one)
>>>sig2=inspect.signature(two)
>>>inspect.Signature((sig2.parameters['pod'], sig1.parameters['pk']))
<Signature (pod=42, /, pk)>

This looks like a bug to me, there's no reason for a signature to behave differently and to support function signatures that cannot be created.

Desired behaviour:

Traceback (mostrecentcalllast):
File"/Users/sobolev/Desktop/cpython/ex.py", line7, in<module>print(inspect.Signature((sig2.parameters['pod'], sig1.parameters['pk'])))
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^File"/Users/sobolev/Desktop/cpython/Lib/inspect.py", line3039, in__init__raiseValueError(msg)
ValueError: non-defaultargumentfollowsdefaultargument

The fix is quite easy. PR is incomming.

I've also tried the same thing with #103404 (because it is very related) but, it still does not solve this corner case.

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