I have seen a few different styles of writing docstrings in Python, what are the most popular styles?

Mar 2, 2010 · A docstring isn't a comment, and people often want to include things in function-level comments that shouldn't be part of documentation. It's also commonly considered that …

Here is an Example Google Style Python Docstrings on how module can be documented. Basically there is an information about a module, how to execute it and information about …

Oct 12, 2013 · Python 3.4 has a new enum module and Enum data type. Since Enum members support docstrings, as pretty much all python objects do, I would like to set them. Is there an …

Dec 23, 2022 · I'm trying to do some class inheritance in Python. I'd like each class and inherited class to have good docstrings. So I think for the inherited class, I'd like it to: inherit the base …

The docstring for a package (i.e., the docstring of the package's __init__.py module) should also list the modules and subpackages exported by the package. The docstring for a class should …

The advantage here is that it provides a way to document attributes alongside their definitions, while still creating a presentable class docstring, and avoiding having to write comments that …

Feb 22, 2012 · The docstring for a function or method should summarize its behavior and document its arguments, return value (s), side effects, exceptions raised, and restrictions on …

Apr 25, 2012 · to basically let the docstring for @param animalType show whatever ANIMAL_TYPES has; so that when this variable is updated, the docstring will be updated …

Note that the setter's docstring "Set x" is ignored. So you should write the docstring for the entire property (getter and setter) on the getter function for it to be visible.