doctest
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Mar 20, 2026first mention
Oct 16, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I generally liked Python doctests: runnable documentation.”
“Seems pretty related to me.”
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“Python community figured this out in 2005”
“it is often a quick and easy way to document and test your code/documentation at the same time.”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Threads where it came up
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All comments 4
“I generally liked Python doctests: runnable documentation.”
“Seems pretty related to me.”
“Python community figured this out in 2005”
“it is often a quick and easy way to document and test your code/documentation at the same time.”