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unittest assert helper methods have incorrect signature in docs

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BPO 35676
Nosy @rbtcollins, @ezio-melotti, @voidspace, @tirkarthi

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-01-07.04:17:47.372>
labels = ['3.11', '3.9', '3.10', 'docs']
title = 'unittest assert helper methods have incorrect signature in docs'
updated_at = <Date 2021-04-25.16:15:40.381>
user = None

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activity = <Date 2021-04-25.16:15:40.381>
actor = 'iritkatriel'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2019-01-07.04:17:47.372>
creator = '\xd7\x90\xd7\x95\xd7\xa8\xd7\x99'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 35676
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['333137', '333139', '333163']
nosy_count = 6.0
nosy_names = ['rbcollins', 'ezio.melotti', 'michael.foord', 'docs@python', 'xtreak', '\xd7\x90\xd7\x95\xd7\xa8\xd7\x99']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue35676'
versions = ['Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']

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Research direction

Start by locating the unittest documentation for the assert helper methods and compare the documented signatures with their actual APIs. Update the incorrect documentation and confirm the signatures are accurate in the rendered docs.

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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
25/100

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