gh-136640: Clarify the documentation of the AST module #136868
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Looks good, thanks @mlnrt for working on this during the EuroPython sprints! I'll wait for an AST expert to review before merging. cc: @JelleZijlstra @Eclips4
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| :attr:`end_col_offset` attributes. The :attr:`lineno` and :attr:`end_lineno` | ||
| are the first and last line numbers of source text span (1-indexed so the | ||
| first line is line 1) and the :attr:`col_offset` and :attr:`end_col_offset` | ||
| Most classes part of the AST module have the :attr:`lineno`, :attr:`col_offset`, |
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| Most classes part of the AST module have the :attr:`lineno`, :attr:`col_offset`, | |
| Most classes in the :mod:`!ast` module have the :attr:`lineno`, :attr:`col_offset`, |
| are the first and last line numbers of source text span (1-indexed so the | ||
| first line is line 1) and the :attr:`col_offset` and :attr:`end_col_offset` | ||
| Most classes part of the AST module have the :attr:`lineno`, :attr:`col_offset`, | ||
| :attr:`end_lineno`, and :attr:`end_col_offset` attributes, including subclasses of |
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| :attr:`end_lineno`, and :attr:`end_col_offset` attributes, including subclasses of | |
| :attr:`end_lineno`, and :attr:`end_col_offset` attributes, including all subclasses of |
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This PR clarifies the documentation describing the attributes of classes part of the AST module
ast.ASTlocation attributes #136640📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://cpython-previews--136868.org.readthedocs.build/