How to document methods with parameters using Python’s documentation strings?
EDIT:
PEP 257 gives this example:
def complex(real=0.0, imag=0.0):
"""Form a complex number.
Keyword arguments:
real -- the real part (default 0.0)
imag -- the imaginary part (default 0.0)
"""
if imag == 0.0 and real == 0.0: return complex_zero
...
Is this the convention used by most Python developers ?
Keyword arguments:
<parameter name> -- Definition (default value if any)
I was expecting something a little bit more formal such as
def complex(real=0.0, imag=0.0):
"""Form a complex number.
@param: real The real part (default 0.0)
@param: imag The imaginary part (default 0.0)
"""
if imag == 0.0 and real == 0.0: return complex_zero
...
Environment: Python 2.7.1