文檔字元串。注意,是 __doc__ ,前後各兩個下劃線。
一般而言,是對函數/方法/子產品所實作功能的簡單描述。但當指向具體對象時,會顯示此對象從屬的類型的的文檔字元串。(示例見以下 a.__doc__)
>>> str.__doc__
"str(string[, encoding[, errors]]) -> str\n\nCreate a new string object from the given encoded string.\nencoding defaults to the current default string encoding.\nerrors can be 'strict', 'replace' or 'ignore' and defaults to 'strict'."
>>> import math
>>> math.__doc__
'This module is always available. It provides access to the\nmathematical functions defined by the C standard.'
>>> a = [1]
>>> a.count.__doc__
'L.count(value) -> integer -- return number of occurrences of value'
>>> a.__doc__
"list() -> new empty list\nlist(iterable) -> new list initialized from iterable's items"
為自定義的函數建立 __doc__ 的方法示例:
>>> def func():
"""Here's a doc string"""
pass
>>> func.__doc__
"Here's a doc string"
更詳細的資料請參考 Python Tutorial 4.7.6 Documentation Strings.