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While Python is "the second best language for any task", I think the Python standard library documentation is second-to-none: https://docs.python.org/3/library/
by zach_garwood 4y ago
While Python is "the second best language for any task", I think the Python standard library documentation is second-to-none:
https://docs.python.org/3/library/index.html https://docs.python.org/3/library/index.html
- fm200 4y agoI agree, there was lot of effort put into python documentation i believe.
- alexilliamson 4y agoThe scikit learn documentation is also really fantastic
- mharig 4y agostatsmodels, too!
- bakugo 4y agoI'll have to disagree. Many things about it are a constant source of annoyance for me, such as the fact that function arguments and return types aren't listed in a standard format with a short description of each and instead they expect you to read the entire (often quite large) paragraph of text below each function to find that information, and the fact that a lot of information isn't found in the page you'd expect it to be in (for example, the methods available for the list type aren't in the Built-in Types page even though lists are mentioned there, nor in its own dedicated list page, but are instead in a "More on Lists" section in the Data Structures page which apparently isn't linked in the types page at all)
- thiht 4y agoCompletely agree. The Python docs are almost unreadable to me. Every time I’m looking for something (a function parameter, example usage, etc.) it’s the same: - I Google it - I look for the official docs page (usually 5th or 6th result) - I tried to find my answer but don’t understand the organization and cannot find the correct keywords to Ctrl-F - I go back to my Google search frustrated and try to find a suitable StackOverflow answer instead In comparison with Go the official docs are usually the first or second Google results and the docs are easy to navigate and understand.
- zasdffaa 4y agoOn the nail.