Option for docstring to use single quoutes

[PanderMusubi]

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Problem Description

Docstring created with Ctrl+Alt+D starts and ends with three double quotes """. Some developers prefer or some style guides demand the use of three single quotes '''. However, there is no option for this.

Please, add checkbox to Preferences / Editor / Advanced settings / Docstring type with the label Use single quotes instead of double quotes that by default is not checked.

What steps reproduce the problem?

1. Open a Python file with a function, method or class declaration.
2. Navigate to the first line of it.
3. Press Cltr+Alt+D

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

Expected:

    def credentials(filename: str) -> dict:
        '''
        
        :param filename: DESCRIPTION
        :type filename: str
        :return: DESCRIPTION
        :rtype: dict

        '''

instead:

    def credentials(filename: str, parent: bool = False) -> dict:
        """
        
        :param filename: DESCRIPTION
        :type filename: str
        :return: DESCRIPTION
        :rtype: dict

        """

Paste Traceback/Error Below (if applicable)

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Versions

• Spyder version: 5.5.3 (pip)
• Python version: 3.10.12 64-bit
• Qt version: 5.15.2
• PyQt5 version: 5.15.10
• Operating System: Linux-6.8.0-76060800daily20240311-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.35

Dependencies

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