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Argument Clinic: add reference for the DSL

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Description

We need a better reference for the Argument Clinic DSL:

  • legal syntax for the "function name" line
  • legal syntax for parameter lines
  • legal syntax for docstrings

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the existing Argument Clinic documentation and any current DSL references in the devguide. Compare the documented coverage with the requested function-name syntax, parameter-line syntax, and docstring syntax; the work is done when a reference explains the legal syntax for all three areas.

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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
45/100

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