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io.BufferedRWPair doc warning may need clarification

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3.7 (EOL) docs topic-IO type-bug
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Description

BPO 38595
Nosy @pitrou, @benjaminp

Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-10-26.05:19:33.715>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.7', 'docs']
title = 'io.BufferedRWPair doc warning may need clarification'
updated_at = <Date 2019-10-26.05:30:22.117>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/rgov'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2019-10-26.05:30:22.117>
actor = 'rgov'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2019-10-26.05:19:33.715>
creator = 'rgov'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 38595
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['355404', '355405']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['pitrou', 'benjamin.peterson', 'stutzbach', 'docs@python', 'rgov']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue38595'
versions = ['Python 3.7']

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the io.BufferedRWPair documentation and the migrated BPO issue 38595, including its two comments. Locate the warning referenced by the issue and determine what clarification is needed; the work is done when the relevant documentation clearly explains that warning.

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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
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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