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PEP 822 -- Dedented Multiline String (d-string)

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start by reading PEP 822, “Dedented Multiline String (d-string),” and follow the discussion links in its Post-History header. Check the linked Discuss announcement and the Steering Council submission checklist; done means the proposal has received the required review and an explicit council decision, rather than a code change.

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Description

PEP

Please consider PEP 822 -- Dedented Multiline String (d-string)
https://peps.python.org/pep-0822/

  • The PEP has been discussed in threads listed in its Post-History header
  • The PEP was announced on Discuss (link in Post-History)
  • The PEP includes all relevant Suggested Sections
  • The PEP includes endorsements from the projects/groups/people it helps
  • The PEP has a CODEOWNERS entry

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  • Packaging PEPs: don't file the issue here, ask the delegate (Paul Moore) on Packaging Discourse
Dominant language
Makefile
Stars
183
Forks
34
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

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