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sys.argv may be None or an empty list

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Description

BPO 41615
Nosy @gvanrossum, @terryjreedy, @jaraco

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-08-22.12:35:17.014>
labels = ['3.10', 'docs']
title = 'sys.argv may be None or an empty list'
updated_at = <Date 2020-08-31.00:02:18.257>
user = 'https://github.com/jaraco'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-08-31.00:02:18.257>
actor = 'gvanrossum'
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closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2020-08-22.12:35:17.014>
creator = 'jaraco'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 41615
keywords = []
message_count = 11.0
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nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['gvanrossum', 'terry.reedy', 'jaraco', 'docs@python']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue41615'
versions = ['Python 3.10']

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Research direction

Start with the Python documentation for sys.argv and compare its current wording with the issue title. Determine where the behavior for None or an empty list is documented, then update that documentation and verify the wording is accurate.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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