Question

A developer inherits a Python module with 15 undocumented functions. They want Copilot Chat to generate consistent, accurate docstrings that describe each function's parameters, return values, and raised exceptions based on the actual implementation. Which approach will produce the most accurate and maintainable documentation?

Accepted Answer

Open the module file, select each function individually and use the /doc command in Copilot Chat so the docstring is generated from that function's actual code, then review each result before accepting

Answer

Ask Copilot Chat 'write docstrings for a Python module with 15 functions' without opening or referencing the file, then paste the output back into the module

Answer

Accept whatever docstrings Copilot generates without review, since Copilot reads the entire repository and guarantees the parameter and exception descriptions are correct

Answer

Rename the functions to more descriptive names first and rely on the names alone as documentation, skipping docstrings entirely