Document the meaning of the number in OverflowError
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Description
| BPO | 47134 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @stevendaprano, @eryksun |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2022-03-26.22:10:10.212>
labels = ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', 'type-feature', 'docs']
title = 'Document the meaning of the number in OverflowError'
updated_at = <Date 2022-03-26.22:46:01.129>
user = 'https://github.com/stevendaprano'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2022-03-26.22:46:01.129>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2022-03-26.22:10:10.212>
creator = 'steven.daprano'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 47134
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['416093', '416096']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['steven.daprano', 'docs@python', 'eryksun']
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue47134'
versions = ['Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names OverflowError and links to BPO 47134, but identifies no file or test. Start by reading the linked issue and locating the existing OverflowError documentation. Done means the meaning of the number in the exception is clearly documented and the relevant documentation checks pass.
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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