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Adding help text for Python module in Docstring

python,docstring

Looks like you're using idle. The yellow popup you see actually is the first line of the docstring of print. Usually idle displays the method signature (except for builtins like print) and the fist line of the docstring, so if you want to show up something helpful there, then use...

Python: Generating HTML output documentation based on Docstring

python,documentation,docstring

Epydoc that seems to do what you need

Access package comment from inside Go program?

go,docstring

Go is not an interpreted language. The source code representation of a program is not part of a compiled Go program and cannot be generated from a compiled Go program. What you want is not possible without external tools that embed the parts of the source you want into the...

What is the use of PyCharm's docstring template? How do I use it effectively?

python,coding-style,documentation,pycharm,docstring

We use it with sphinx-apidoc to generate our HTML and PDF documentation. Here's an example how I use the docstrings: def add_pdr(process, userid, log): """ Create and perform the target account operation PDR If the function/method is complex, I'd put a short one-line summary in the first line above, and...

How should I group similar exceptions in a docstring?

python,docstring

I think go with second. """ This is a Google style docs. ... ... Raises: TypeError: 1. foo() missing 1 required positional argument. 2. key must be a numeric value. 3. ... KeyError: 1. bar key is missing. 2. ... """ ...

Set __doc__ for class in python 2

python,metaclass,docstring

You can set the docstring by assigning to the __doc__ class variable inside the class definition: class A(object): __doc__ = class_docstr.format(name="A") # whatever else This works, even though assigning to A.__doc__ does not work later, after the class has been created....

Why does a decorated class looses its docstrings?

python,python-decorators,docstring

Use functools.wraps() to update the attributes of the decorator: from functools import wraps class ClassDecorator: """ClassDecorator docstring """ def __init__(self, enableCache=True): self.enableCache = enableCache def __call__(self, wrapper): @wraps(wrapper) # <----------- def numericalmathfunction(*args, **kwargs): func = wrapper(*args, **kwargs) return func return numericalmathfunction @ClassDecorator(enableCache=True) class Wrapper(object): """Wrapper docstring Instructions on how to...

How to docstring in python for multiple languages

python,internationalization,multilingual,docstring

There is no way to make docstring translated to multiple languages but you can create documentation via sphinx and translate the docs. Sphinx itself supports gettext-based translations for generated docs, take a look on Sphinx Internationalization Guide. ...

Docstrings when nothing is returned

python,function,return,docstring

You should use None, as that is what your function actually returns: """Prints the element given as input Args: x: any element Returns: None """ All functions in Python return something. If you do not explicitly return a value, then they will return None by default: >>> def func(): ......

Python : Is it possible to roll out kwargs for the auto completion hint in PyCharm?

python,autocomplete,pycharm,docstring,kwargs

According to the Epytext documentation, you will be able to achieve this by using @keyword @param fields should be used to document any explicit parameter (including the keyword parameter). @keyword fields should only be used for non-explicit keyword parameters: Also, @kwarg p: ... @kwparam p: ... are synonyms. Regards, JB...