[Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

[josef.pktd at gmail.com]

On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Robert Kern <robert.kern at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:42,  <josef.pktd at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Robert Kern <robert.kern at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:26, David Goldsmith <d.l.goldsmith at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Robert Kern <robert.kern at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 12:19, David Goldsmith <d.l.goldsmith at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > PS: please, if you don't mind, in the future post docstring "complaints"
>>>>> > at
>>>>> > scipy-dev (numpy-discussion has many more subscribers, many of whom
>>>>> > probably
>>>>> > don't immediately care about any particular docstring problem, whereas
>>>>> > anyone who is working on the docstrings is - hopefully - subscribed to
>>>>> > scipy-dev); thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> numpy docstrings get discussed on numpy-discussion.
>>>>
>>>> Then is it just the Wiki and related issues that we ask people to discuss @
>>>> scipy-dev?
>>>
>>> I don't see a reason to do that, either.
>>
>> doceditor not moin Wiki, that was the policy that Ralf and David
>> followed since last summer to have all docediting questions in one
>> place.
>
> Is the volume of questions really so large to justify the
> inconvenience to the questioners? It's one thing to direct someone to,
> say, the matplotlib list when asking matplotlib questions, but no one
> is going to guess that they need to go to scipy-dev to ask a question
> about the doceditor when they run into a problem editing a numpy
> docstring.

No, I agree with you, short questions can be answered wherever they
happen, especially if they are on topic.

But, if it turns into a discussion about the internal structure of how
doc strings are generated, then maybe David can redirect the traffic.

Josef

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