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Documentation Typo

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Assessment

Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Search the repository for the documented tox --developer command and compare it with the working tox --develop command. Confirm the corrected command from the project root; done means the documentation no longer directs users to the failing spelling.

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Description

documentation

PR incoming.

Environment data

  • debugpy version: '1.8.14+1.g4bc7343c.dirty'
  • OS and version: Ubuntu 22
  • Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 12
  • Using VS Code or Visual Studio: Yes--VS Code.

Actual behavior

tox --developer raises error.

Expected behavior

tox --develop works.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. cd to root of project
  2. Run tox --developer
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