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Argument Clinic How-To needs more examples

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Description

Documentation

Currently, the example for AC How-To is the method _pickle.Pickler.dump. I think it is not proper since it cannot cover all cases and makes readers confused. A more intuitive example should be considered to replace the current one.

Linked PRs
  • python/cpython#106800

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Research direction

Read the Argument Clinic How-To and inspect its current _pickle.Pickler.dump example. Compare it with the cases the guide needs to cover, then replace the example with a more intuitive one or add examples as appropriate; the documentation should no longer confuse readers and should reflect the agreed change in the linked PR.

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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
25/100

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