[issue38231] Documentation search results focus on tutorials and not language specifications

Change by Ammar Askar : -- resolution: -> duplicate stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed superseder: -> Docs search should prominently show definitions and glossary items ___ Python tracker

[issue38231] Documentation search results focus on tutorials and not language specifications

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: But in your response, please delete the message you are responding to (except possibly a line or two). -- nosy: +terry.reedy ___ Python tracker

[issue38231] Documentation search results focus on tutorials and not language specifications

Ammar Askar added the comment: > Somewhat related, I am responding to this through the bugs.python.org > interface. If I reply directly to the email the tracker sent me, will my > reply be properly routed to this thread? Yes, it will :) The bug tracker allows replies by email.

[issue38231] Documentation search results focus on tutorials and not language specifications

Matt added the comment: I will close this issue and post in one of the two places you linked. Thank you for your prompt reply and affirmation of my observations. I feel my language was colored by frustration, yet you focused instead on my willingness to help. I appreciate that and find

[issue38231] Documentation search results focus on tutorials and not language specifications

Ammar Askar added the comment: This is a great point Matt, the documentation search is a bit lacking and we're kind of using https://bugs.python.org/issue34398 and https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/8773 to track it. The current idea that Julien, the docs expert, had is to add some sort

[issue38231] Documentation search results focus on tutorials and not language specifications

New submission from Matt : * Problem: Documentation search results favor tutorials and over language specifications * How to reproduce: I often forget simple syntax. For example, say I want to raise an exception. Clearly, I need to search for "raise". 1. Go to