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Python Using Databases in Python Our Diary App Switching It Up

Ashley Keeling
Ashley Keeling
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Posted by Ashley Keeling
Ashley Keeling
11,476 Points

what is a doc string ?

i can't remember what a doc string is, could somebody tell me please

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

A docstring is a string literal that occurs as the first statement in a module, function, class, or method definition. I don't recall if or where they are discussed in this course, but there's a Docstrings video in the "Write Better Python" course.

You might also take a look at the PEP 257 documentation.