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Longer running Activities to use StartActivity recommendation
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Page URL
https://docs.temporal.io/develop/python/activities/execution
Content Issue
docs/develop/python/activities/execution.mdx:42 tells readers to use execute_activity() in most
cases and reach for start_activity() only for "advanced task capabilities." Recommendation is to update the docs esp. for longer running Activities to use StartActivity. Needs confirmation from SDK team.
Same guidance also at execution.mdx:120 and timeouts.mdx:163.
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Research direction
Start with docs/develop/python/activities/execution.mdx at lines 42 and 120, then check docs/develop/python/activities/timeouts.mdx at line 163. Confirm the recommendation with the SDK team before editing the guidance for longer-running Activities. Done means the relevant documentation consistently recommends StartActivity where appropriate.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 72/100