Docstring stands for documentation string. A docstring is a special type of comment in programming languages like Python that serves as a way to document code elements like modules, functions, classes, and methods.
- In Python,
docstringsare typically written using triple quotation marks (either"""or'''). Docstringsplaced at the beginning of the definition of the code object.
def greet(name):
"""This function greets the specified person.
Args:
name (str): The name of the person to greet.
Returns:
str: A greeting message for the person.
"""
return f"Hello, {name}!"
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