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Incorrect documentation for the channel_name parameter of niFgen.Session

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Description

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In the documentation for niFgen.Session the parameter channel_name is listed as having a default value of 'None':
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Further down in the documentation, channel_name is listed as having a default value of '0':
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My understanding is that these are two different things -- on a two-channel device, a default value of '0' would indicate a session contained only channel 0, whereas a value of None would indicate it contained all channels (same as leaving the terminal unwired or wired to a blank string in LabVIEW).

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Start with the niFgen.Session documentation entries for the channel_name parameter and compare the two stated defaults with the documented or implemented API behavior. Done means the conflicting entries are reconciled and the documentation clearly describes the correct default and its channel-selection semantics.

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Tech stack
python
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
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Mostly clear
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