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Description

BPO 39604
Nosy @malemburg, @abalkin, @pganssle

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-02-10.22:21:41.278>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', 'expert-C-API', 'docs']
title = 'Document PyDateTimeAPI / PyDateTime_CAPI struct'
updated_at = <Date 2020-07-20.14:34:36.012>
user = 'https://github.com/pganssle'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-07-20.14:34:36.012>
actor = 'pitrou'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation', 'C API']
creation = <Date 2020-02-10.22:21:41.278>
creator = 'p-ganssle'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 39604
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['361733']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['lemburg', 'belopolsky', 'docs@python', 'p-ganssle']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue39604'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']

Linked PRs
  • gh-141543

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the CPython documentation entry points for the datetime C API and the PyDateTimeAPI/PyDateTime_CAPI names described in the issue. Check linked PR gh-141543 for work already underway; done means the struct and its exposed fields are documented consistently with the existing C API documentation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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