Missing explanation about math.fmod

[Nodd]

Documentation

This issue was first raised in a PR, but it is preferred to be modified independently as per this comment. This issue is created to track the modification to add it later eventually.

This is the proposed modification:

+ Return the remainder of division ``x / y``,
+ as defined by the platform C library function ``fmod(x, y)``.
+
+ Note that the
- Return ``fmod(x, y)``, as defined by the platform C library. Note that the

Linked PRs

• gh-126719: Clarify math.fmod documentation #127741
• [3.13] gh-126719: Clarify math.fmod docs (GH-127741) #128491
• [3.12] gh-126719: Clarify math.fmod docs (GH-127741) #128492

[m3tal10]

Hey, I am new to Open Source Contributions. Can anyone assign it to me?
I am willing to do this, need help and guidance to start my open-source contribution journey.

[eendebakpt]

Hi @m3tal10 , nice you are willing to help out. We typically do not assign issues to people, but you can start working on the issue and open a PR. Just post a message here you started working on the topic, so other contributors won't start on the same issue.

You can find more information on how to contribute on https://devguide.python.org/. If you need more help, then discourse.python.org is a good place to ask for help.

Also note that a PR has already been opened: #126337. A good start to open source contributions can also be to review the PR and learn from it.

[Nodd]

I would advise to wait for #126337 to be merged, to avoid conflicts. That's the problem with refactoring, conflicts get messy. That's why a created an issue in the first place, and not a PR.

[erlend-aasland]

Thanks for the report, Joseph; thanks for the PR, Stan.

Fixed by:

• gh-126719: Clarify math.fmod documentation #127741
• [3.13] gh-126719: Clarify math.fmod docs (GH-127741) #128491
• [3.12] gh-126719: Clarify math.fmod docs (GH-127741) #128492

Auto-merge enabled for the backports; closing as resolved.