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Modify XML parsing library descriptions to forewarn of content loss hazard

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Description

BPO 43561
Nosy @ridgerat

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-03-19.18:52:35.411>
labels = ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', 'docs']
title = 'Modify XML parsing library descriptions to forewarn of content loss hazard'
updated_at = <Date 2021-03-19.18:52:35.411>
user = 'https://github.com/ridgerat'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-03-19.18:52:35.411>
actor = 'ridgerat1611'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2021-03-19.18:52:35.411>
creator = 'ridgerat1611'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 43561
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['389111']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['docs@python', 'ridgerat1611']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue43561'
versions = ['Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No source files or tests are named. Start by locating the XML parsing library descriptions in the Python documentation and review the content-loss hazard described by BPO 43561; done means the relevant descriptions clearly warn readers about that hazard.

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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
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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