AI engineering glossary · Python core
What is docstring?
Docstring: A string literal placed as the first statement of a module, function or class to document it. Python stores it in the object's __doc__ attribute, and help() and editors display it. Triple quotes are conventional so it can span lines.
Docstring: an example
def area(r): followed by """Return the area of a circle of radius r.""" lets help(area) print that sentence.
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Where you learn it
Docstring is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.