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[Python-Dev] weird docstring generated by argument clinic

Stefan Behnel stefan_ml at behnel.de
Thu Jan 30 08:19:33 CET 2014 
Guido van Rossum, 30.01.2014 07:36:
> I suppose it's related to this checkin:
> [...]
> Issue #20326: Argument Clinic now uses a simple, unique signature to
> annotate text signatures in docstrings, resulting in fewer false
> positives.[...]

Thanks, I'll comment there.


> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 10:25 PM, Stefan Behnel wrote:
>> for two days now, the signature embedding tests in Cython have been failing
>> with this (doctest) error:
>>
>> """
>> Expected:
>>     f_D(long double D) -> long double
>> Got:
>>     f_DNone
>>     f_D(long double D) -> long double
>> """

And I should have checked a bit more deeply. The None part here is the
__text_signature__, which is no longer filled. The commit above explains it.

Stefan
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