Improve documentation about converting datetime.timedelta to scalars
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Description
| BPO | 36138 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @freddrake, @ncoghlan, @abalkin, @pganssle, @miss-islington, @0xYasser |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-02-27.14:54:37.765>
labels = ['3.8', '3.7', 'library', 'docs']
title = 'Improve documentation about converting datetime.timedelta to scalars'
updated_at = <Date 2019-03-16.05:34:12.160>
user = 'https://github.com/pganssle'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2019-03-16.05:34:12.160>
actor = 'ncoghlan'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation', 'Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2019-02-27.14:54:37.765>
creator = 'p-ganssle'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 36138
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 5.0
messages = ['336765', '336980', '338052', '338053', '338054']
nosy_count = 7.0
nosy_names = ['fdrake', 'ncoghlan', 'belopolsky', 'docs@python', 'p-ganssle', 'miss-islington', 'Yasser Alshalaan']
pr_nums = ['12137', '12362']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue36138'
versions = ['Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8']
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the issue context and the referenced pull requests #12137 and #12362, then locate the datetime.timedelta documentation they address. Confirm what guidance is missing about converting timedeltas to scalar values; done means the documentation clearly explains that conversion and the relevant documentation checks pass.
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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