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[doc] clarify what data the mimetypes.MimeTypes class uses

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BPO 38656
Nosy @bitdancer, @zooba, @The-Compiler, @ammaraskar, @michael-lazar, @davidkhess, @tirkarthi, @akulakov
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  • python/cpython#27750
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2019-10-31.19:05:11.178>
    labels = ['type-bug', 'library', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
    title = '[doc] clarify what data the mimetypes.MimeTypes class uses'
    updated_at = <Date 2022-01-14.14:18:37.895>
    user = 'https://bugs.python.org/toonn'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2022-01-14.14:18:37.895>
    actor = 'iritkatriel'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Library (Lib)']
    creation = <Date 2019-10-31.19:05:11.178>
    creator = 'toonn'
    dependencies = []
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 38656
    keywords = []
    message_count = 13.0
    messages = ['355763', '355781', '355782', '355841', '356106', '356853', '356861', '356865', '356866', '356867', '356868', '373795', '373832']
    nosy_count = 9.0
    nosy_names = ['r.david.murray', 'steve.dower', 'The Compiler', 'ammar2', 'michael-lazar', 'dhess', 'xtreak', 'toonn', 'andrei.avk']
    pr_nums = ['27750']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue38656'
    versions = ['Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']
    

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    Start by reviewing the documentation for mimetypes.MimeTypes and the existing python/cpython#27750 pull request. Clarify what data the class uses, then verify that the documentation accurately describes that data.

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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
    20/100

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