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Documentation doesn't explain validation errors

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1-2 days
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45/100
Issue type
Documentation
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Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start by reading the exported exceptions in openapi_core.validation.request.exceptions, including InvalidParameter, ParameterValidationError, and SecurityValidationError. Identify when each error is thrown and how they differ, then update the project documentation to explain those cases and cover the other validation errors consistently.

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There is an InvalidParameter error and a ParameterValidationError exported from openapi_core.validation.request.exceptions. The same is true for a lot of the other validation errors like SecurityValidationError. The docs don't explain when these errors are thrown or what the differences between them are.

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