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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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45/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start by reproducing the documented example with help(odml.Section) in iPython and inspect the init docstrings for the relevant classes. Determine whether the docstrings should be repeated or moved to the class, then verify that help(odml.Section) displays the intended information.

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Description

v1.4

While writing the tutorial I realized that the help function in iPython does not always provide proper information. I think the docstrings of the init functions need to be repeated or moved to the class.

Example:
help(odml.Section)
-> returns
Section(*args, **kwargs)

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Python
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