rewrite-python-docs

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SKILL.md

Rewrite Python Docs

Use source code as the source of truth. Treat existing docs, docstrings, tests, and examples only as weak hints.

Guidelines

  • Run scripts/gen-ref-pages.py to regenerate reference pages under docs/reference/. The script will output a navigation table that can be copy-pasted into zensical.toml.
  • Files to update:
    • docstrings in source code
    • docs/ (excluding generated docs/reference/)
    • description in pyproject.toml and zensical.toml
    • inventories in zensical.toml if needed
  • DO NOT EDIT:
    • generated reference pages under docs/reference/
  • Existing docs, docstrings, tests, examples may be rough, missing, incomplete or misleading, it only serves as weak hint.
  • Favor bold, comprehensive rewrites over minor or incremental edits.
  • Keep docs concise, fluent, example-first.
  • Source code is the source of truth.
  • Use Google style docstrings. Read google-style.md for details.
  • Use markdown in docstrings:
    • Use single backticks for inline code, NOT double backticks.
    • Cross-references are written as Markdown reference-style links: [Object 1][full.path.object1].

Suggested Layout

docs/
  README.md
  getting-started/
    ...
  guides/
    ...
  concepts/
    ...
  reference/  # generated, DO NOT EDIT
    package/
      README.md
      submodule.md
  advanced/
    ...
  • Keep only the sections the project needs.
  • Keep navigation shallow.

mkdocstrings Notes

  • The project uses zensical with mkdocstrings.
  • The __init__ method is merged into the class' signature and docstring.
  • The first line in __init__ methods' docstrings is ignored.

Validation

  • Run rumdl fmt .. Treat its findings as weak hints, not strong constraints.
  • Run mise run lint.
  • Run mise run docs:build.
  • If validation fails for unrelated reasons, separate those failures from the docs change and report them clearly.
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Apr 21, 2026