Language Reference failing to describe the treatment of starred expressions
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| BPO | 45015 |
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created_at = <Date 2021-08-26.13:49:02.690>
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title = 'Language Reference failing to describe the treatment of starred expressions'
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user = 'https://bugs.python.org/TakuoMatsuoka'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45015'
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Research direction
Start by reading the Python Language Reference sections covering starred expressions and compare their descriptions with the documented language behavior. Update the relevant reference text so the treatment of starred expressions is accurately described; the issue provides no specific file or test to run.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100