Wrong definition of a starred expression in the Language Reference
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Description
| BPO | 44983 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @merwok |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2021-08-23.13:32:50.245>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.9', 'docs']
title = 'Wrong definition of a starred expression in the Language Reference'
updated_at = <Date 2021-08-31.04:14:50.814>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/TakuoMatsuoka'
bugs.python.org fields:
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closed_date = None
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components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2021-08-23.13:32:50.245>
creator = 'Takuo Matsuoka'
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issue_num = 44983
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue44983'
versions = ['Python 3.9']
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the starred-expression definition in the Python Language Reference and compare it with the intended grammar and behavior described by the issue. Update the definition once the discrepancy is confirmed; done means the reference accurately defines starred expressions and the documentation checks pass.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100