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There are inconsitencies in the treatment of True, False, None, and __debug__ keywords in the docs

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BPO 34464
Nosy @bitdancer, @serhiy-storchaka, @matrixise, @jfine2358

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-08-22.19:08:50.656>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-feature', '3.7', 'docs']
title = 'There are inconsitencies in the treatment of True, False, None, and __debug__ keywords in the docs'
updated_at = <Date 2019-03-15.21:08:19.424>
user = 'https://github.com/jfine2358'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2019-03-15.21:08:19.424>
actor = 'matrixise'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2018-08-22.19:08:50.656>
creator = 'jfine2358'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 34464
keywords = []
message_count = 6.0
messages = ['323904', '323905', '323907', '336091', '336099', '338035']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['r.david.murray', 'docs@python', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'matrixise', 'jfine2358']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue34464'
versions = ['Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8']

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Research direction

No files, tests, or documentation entry points are named. Start by locating the documentation sections covering True, False, None, and debug, then compare their wording and treatment. Done means the inconsistencies are identified and the relevant documentation is made consistent across the affected Python versions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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