Document docstring requirements with examples #6081
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Updates contribution guide with details on docstring requirements.
Change Summary
ignore_init_summary: true
andmerge_init_into_class: true
configuration. This will enable correct documentation of class vs instance attributes -- instance attributes should be documented in__init__
, and mkdocstrings will pull this into the class documentation. See https://mkdocstrings.github.io/python/usage/configuration/docstrings/#merge_init_into_class for background.The
merge_init_into_class: true
configuration change does not affect API documentation currently, but enables documenting instance attributes correctly in future PRs.Related issue number
Closes DOC-4
Closes DOC-5
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changes/<pull request or issue id>-<github username>.md
file added describing change(see changes/README.md for details)
Selected Reviewer: @adriangb