Docstring conventions are in PEP-257 with much more detail than PEP-8. However, docstrings seem to be far more personal than other areas of code. Different projects will have their own standard. I tend …

How to document methods with parameters using Python's documentation strings? PEP 257 gives this example: def complex (real=0.0, imag=0.0): """Form a complex number. Keyword

Aug 24, 2024 · I have the following function: def my_func(): """My docstring is both funny and informative""" pass How do I get access to the docstring?

I try and add docstrings to each class, method and function, but it seems that Pylint also checks that files should have a docstring at the beginning of them. Can I disable this somehow? I would like to be …

Mar 2, 2010 · A docstring isn't a comment, and people often want to include things in function-level comments that shouldn't be part of documentation. It's also commonly considered that documenting …

Jul 10, 2017 · I'm currently writing documentation for my python package using Sphinx and the autodoc plugin. For a function return value I can e.g. write :returns: int: count which tells sphinx that there is a ...

Oct 8, 2015 · If edited, the question will be reviewed and might be reopened. Closed 1 year ago. I try to use function names that are active and descriptive, which I then document with active and …

I want to add a link to a method in my class from within the docstring of another method of the same class. I want the link to work in Sphinx and preferentially also in Spyder and other Python IDEs...

Dec 2, 2022 · The most widely accepted and standardized format for Python docstrings is the one defined in the PEP 257 - Docstring Conventions. This format is supported by most IDEs, including …

Sep 28, 2020 · I want to use Python docstring to better document my code. In the function below, it takes a list as input and write a file into disk. I want to know how to document the output of function in …