Documentation Improvements (#4217)

Co-authored-by: poolitzer <github@poolitzer.eu>

.github/CONTRIBUTING.rst

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Check-list for PRs
 This checklist is a non-exhaustive reminder of things that should be done before a PR is merged, both for you as contributor and for the maintainers.
 Feel free to copy (parts of) the checklist to the PR description to remind you or the maintainers of open points or if you have questions on anything.
 
-- Added ``.. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION``, ``.. versionchanged:: NEXT.VERSION`` or ``.. deprecated:: NEXT.VERSION`` to the docstrings for user facing changes (for methods/class descriptions, arguments and attributes)
+- Added ``.. versionadded:: NEXT.VERSION``, ``.. versionchanged:: NEXT.VERSION``, ``.. deprecated:: NEXT.VERSION`` or ``.. versionremoved:: NEXT.VERSION`` to the docstrings for user facing changes (for methods/class descriptions, arguments and attributes)
 - Created new or adapted existing unit tests
 - Documented code changes according to the `CSI standard <https://standards.mousepawmedia.com/en/stable/csi.html>`__
 - Added myself alphabetically to ``AUTHORS.rst`` (optional)
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ This gives us the flexibility to re-order arguments and more importantly
 to add new required arguments. It's also more explicit and easier to read.
 
 
-.. _`Code of Conduct`: https://www.python.org/psf/conduct/
+.. _`Code of Conduct`: https://policies.python.org/python.org/code-of-conduct/
 .. _`issue tracker`: https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/issues
 .. _`Telegram group`: https://telegram.me/pythontelegrambotgroup
 .. _`PEP 8 Style Guide`: https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.yml

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ body:
         To make it easier for us to help you, please read this [article](https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Ask-Right).
 
         Please mind that there is also a users' [Telegram group](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotgroup) for questions about the library. Questions asked there might be answered quicker than here. Moreover, [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/discussions) offer a slightly better format to discuss usage questions.
+        
+        If you have asked the same question elsewhere (e.g. the [Telegram group](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotgroup) or [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/python-telegram-bot)), provide a link to that thread.
 
   - type: textarea
     id: issue-faced

telegram/_birthdate.py

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._freeze()
 
     def to_date(self, year: Optional[int] = None) -> date:
-        """Return the birthdate as a datetime object.
+        """Return the birthdate as a date object.
 
         .. versionchanged:: NEXT.VERSION
            Now returns a :obj:`datetime.date` object instead of a :obj:`datetime.datetime` object,

telegram/_chat.py

@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ class Chat(TelegramObject):
                 In accordance to Bot API 7.3, this attribute will be moved to
                 :class:`telegram.ChatFullInfo`.
         join_by_request (:obj:`bool`, optional): :obj:`True`, if all users directly joining the
-            supergroup need to be approved by supergroup administrators. Returned only in
-            :meth:`telegram.Bot.get_chat`.
+            supergroup without using an invite link need to be approved by supergroup
+            administrators. Returned only in :meth:`telegram.Bot.get_chat`.
 
             .. versionadded:: 20.0
 
@@ -563,9 +563,9 @@ class Chat(TelegramObject):
             .. deprecated:: NEXT.VERSION
                 In accordance to Bot API 7.3, this attribute will be moved to
                 :class:`telegram.ChatFullInfo`.
-        join_by_request (:obj:`bool`): Optional. :obj:`True`, if all users directly
-            joining the supergroup need to be approved by supergroup administrators. Returned only
-            in :meth:`telegram.Bot.get_chat`.
+        join_by_request (:obj:`bool`): Optional. :obj:`True`, if all users directly joining the
+            supergroup without using an invite link need to be approved by supergroup
+            administrators. Returned only in :meth:`telegram.Bot.get_chat`.
 
             .. versionadded:: 20.0
 

telegram/_update.py

@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ class Update(TelegramObject):
 
             .. versionadded:: 21.1
 
-        business_message (:class:`telegram.Message`, optional): New non-service message
-            from a connected business account.
+        business_message (:class:`telegram.Message`, optional): New message from a connected
+            business account.
 
             .. versionadded:: 21.1
 
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ class Update(TelegramObject):
 
             .. versionadded:: 21.1
 
-        business_message (:class:`telegram.Message`): Optional. New non-service message
-            from a connected business account.
+        business_message (:class:`telegram.Message`): Optional. New message from a connected
+            business account.
 
             .. versionadded:: 21.1
 

telegram/ext/_handlers/stringcommandhandler.py

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class StringCommandHandler(BaseHandler[str, CCT]):
             called when :meth:`check_update` has determined that an update should be processed by
             this handler. Callback signature::
 
-                async def callback(update: Update, context: CallbackContext)
+                async def callback(update: str, context: CallbackContext)
 
             The return value of the callback is usually ignored except for the special case of
             :class:`telegram.ext.ConversationHandler`.

telegram/ext/_handlers/stringregexhandler.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class StringRegexHandler(BaseHandler[str, CCT]):
             called when :meth:`check_update` has determined that an update should be processed by
             this handler. Callback signature::
 
-                async def callback(update: Update, context: CallbackContext)
+                async def callback(update: str, context: CallbackContext)
 
             The return value of the callback is usually ignored except for the special case of
             :class:`telegram.ext.ConversationHandler`.

telegram/ext/_handlers/typehandler.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class TypeHandler(BaseHandler[UT, CCT]):
             called when :meth:`check_update` has determined that an update should be processed by
             this handler. Callback signature::
 
-                async def callback(update: Update, context: CallbackContext)
+                async def callback(update: object, context: CallbackContext)
 
             The return value of the callback is usually ignored except for the special case of
             :class:`telegram.ext.ConversationHandler`.