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help() of bitwise operators should mention sets as well

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Description

BPO 32412
Nosy @stevendaprano, @bitdancer

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-12-23.04:35:29.731>
labels = ['type-feature', '3.7', 'docs']
title = 'help() of bitwise operators should mention sets as well'
updated_at = <Date 2017-12-23.16:24:04.746>
user = 'https://github.com/stevendaprano'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2017-12-23.16:24:04.746>
actor = 'r.david.murray'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2017-12-23.04:35:29.731>
creator = 'steven.daprano'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 32412
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['308946', '308956']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['steven.daprano', 'r.david.murray', 'docs@python']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue32412'
versions = ['Python 3.7']

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Research direction

Start at Python's help() entry point and locate the help text for bitwise operators. Review how set operations are described there, then update the documentation so help() mentions sets; done means the relevant help output clearly covers them.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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