Best Practices
Documentation
Writing effective docstrings and documentation
Interview: Professional engineering — all levels
Documentation
Good documentation is the difference between a library people use and one they abandon. Python has three documentation levels: docstrings (per-function), README (per-project), and Sphinx docs (comprehensive guides).
Docstring Formats
- Google style: Most readable, recommended for most projects
- NumPy style: Detailed, preferred in scientific libraries
- Sphinx/reST: Used by libraries that generate Sphinx docs