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Insufficient description of relative imports in docs.python.org

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Description

BPO 38509
Nosy @anirudnits

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-10-17.16:38:32.264>
labels = ['type-bug', 'docs']
title = 'Insufficient description of relative imports in docs.python.org'
updated_at = <Date 2019-10-17.16:38:32.264>
user = 'https://github.com/anirudnits'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2019-10-17.16:38:32.264>
actor = 'Aniruddha Bhattacharjee'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2019-10-17.16:38:32.264>
creator = 'Aniruddha Bhattacharjee'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 38509
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['354851']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['docs@python', 'Aniruddha Bhattacharjee']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue38509'
versions = ['Python 3.6']

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Research direction

Start at the relative-import documentation on docs.python.org and review the context of BPO issue 38509. Identify what explanation is missing for newcomers and update the relevant documentation so relative imports are described sufficiently and accurately.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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