piskvorky/gensim

Add API documentation for public class attributes

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#566 opened on Dec 22, 2015

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Description

It would be better for API documentation if "public" class attributes, e.g. models.Doc2Vec.docvecs, were explicitly documented as part of the class with examples describing appropriate use. Hopefully, this would help mitigate questions such as this one.

This could be achieved in a few ways with Sphinx:

  1. Via __init__ doc strings with autoattribute (example)
  2. Use Python properties

Contributor guide

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
PythonSphinx
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75
Research direction
Focus on adding autoattribute or properties to document public class attributes, specifically models.Doc2Vec.docvecs. Examine the Sphinx documentation for autoattribute directive and implement in the appropriate .py files. See linked thread for user questions.