[3.13] gh-137986: Fix and improve the csv functions docstrings (GH-137987) (GH-138108)

The csv.register_dialect() docstring no longer imply that it returns a
dialect.
All functions have now signatures.
(cherry picked from commit aa1dbd4)

Co-authored-by: maurycy <[email protected]>

Author: serhiy-storchaka

Doc/library/csv.rst

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ The :mod:`csv` module defines the following functions:
           spamwriter.writerow(['Spam', 'Lovely Spam', 'Wonderful Spam'])
 
 
-.. function:: register_dialect(name[, dialect[, **fmtparams]])
+.. function:: register_dialect(name, /, dialect='excel', **fmtparams)
 
    Associate *dialect* with *name*.  *name* must be a string. The
    dialect can be specified either by passing a sub-class of :class:`Dialect`, or
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ The :mod:`csv` module defines the following functions:
    Return the names of all registered dialects.
 
 
-.. function:: field_size_limit([new_limit])
+.. function:: field_size_limit()
+              field_size_limit(new_limit)
 
    Returns the current maximum field size allowed by the parser. If *new_limit* is
    given, this becomes the new limit.
@@ -526,7 +527,7 @@ out surrounded by parens. This may cause some problems for other programs which
 read CSV files (assuming they support complex numbers at all).
 
 
-.. method:: csvwriter.writerow(row)
+.. method:: csvwriter.writerow(row, /)
 
    Write the *row* parameter to the writer's file object, formatted according
    to the current :class:`Dialect`. Return the return value of the call to the
@@ -535,7 +536,7 @@ read CSV files (assuming they support complex numbers at all).
    .. versionchanged:: 3.5
       Added support of arbitrary iterables.
 
-.. method:: csvwriter.writerows(rows)
+.. method:: csvwriter.writerows(rows, /)
 
    Write all elements in *rows* (an iterable of *row* objects as described
    above) to the writer's file object, formatted according to the current

Modules/_csv.c

@@ -1291,10 +1291,11 @@ join_append_lineterminator(WriterObj *self)
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(csv_writerow_doc,
-"writerow(iterable)\n"
+"writerow($self, row, /)\n"
+"--\n\n"
+"Construct and write a CSV record from an iterable of fields.\n"
 "\n"
-"Construct and write a CSV record from an iterable of fields.  Non-string\n"
-"elements will be converted to string.");
+"Non-string elements will be converted to string.");
 
 static PyObject *
 csv_writerow(WriterObj *self, PyObject *seq)
@@ -1400,10 +1401,11 @@ csv_writerow(WriterObj *self, PyObject *seq)
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(csv_writerows_doc,
-"writerows(iterable of iterables)\n"
+"writerows($self, rows, /)\n"
+"--\n\n"
+"Construct and write a series of iterables to a csv file.\n"
 "\n"
-"Construct and write a series of iterables to a csv file.  Non-string\n"
-"elements will be converted to string.");
+"Non-string elements will be converted to string.");
 
 static PyObject *
 csv_writerows(WriterObj *self, PyObject *seqseq)
@@ -1555,13 +1557,11 @@ csv_writer(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *keyword_args)
 _csv.list_dialects
 
 Return a list of all known dialect names.
-
-    names = csv.list_dialects()
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _csv_list_dialects_impl(PyObject *module)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=a5b92b215b006a6d input=8953943eb17d98ab]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=a5b92b215b006a6d input=ec58040aafd6a20a]*/
 {
     return PyDict_Keys(get_csv_state(module)->dialects);
 }
@@ -1598,13 +1598,11 @@ _csv.unregister_dialect
     name: object
 
 Delete the name/dialect mapping associated with a string name.
-
-    csv.unregister_dialect(name)
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _csv_unregister_dialect_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *name)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=0813ebca6c058df4 input=6b5c1557bf60c7e7]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=0813ebca6c058df4 input=e1cf81bfe3ba0f62]*/
 {
     _csvstate *module_state = get_csv_state(module);
     int rc = PyDict_Pop(module_state->dialects, name, NULL);
@@ -1624,13 +1622,11 @@ _csv.get_dialect
     name: object
 
 Return the dialect instance associated with name.
-
-    dialect = csv.get_dialect(name)
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _csv_get_dialect_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *name)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=aa988cd573bebebb input=edf9ddab32e448fb]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=aa988cd573bebebb input=74865c659dcb441f]*/
 {
     return get_dialect_from_registry(name, get_csv_state(module));
 }
@@ -1642,15 +1638,13 @@ _csv.field_size_limit
 
 Sets an upper limit on parsed fields.
 
-    csv.field_size_limit([limit])
-
 Returns old limit. If limit is not given, no new limit is set and
 the old limit is returned
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _csv_field_size_limit_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *new_limit)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=f2799ecd908e250b input=cec70e9226406435]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=f2799ecd908e250b input=77db7485ee3ae90a]*/
 {
     _csvstate *module_state = get_csv_state(module);
     Py_ssize_t old_limit = FT_ATOMIC_LOAD_SSIZE_RELAXED(module_state->field_limit);
@@ -1686,37 +1680,38 @@ PyType_Spec error_spec = {
 PyDoc_STRVAR(csv_module_doc, "CSV parsing and writing.\n");
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(csv_reader_doc,
-"    csv_reader = reader(iterable [, dialect='excel']\n"
-"                        [optional keyword args])\n"
-"    for row in csv_reader:\n"
-"        process(row)\n"
+"reader($module, iterable, /, dialect='excel', **fmtparams)\n"
+"--\n\n"
+"Return a reader object that will process lines from the given iterable.\n"
 "\n"
 "The \"iterable\" argument can be any object that returns a line\n"
 "of input for each iteration, such as a file object or a list.  The\n"
-"optional \"dialect\" parameter is discussed below.  The function\n"
+"optional \"dialect\" argument defines a CSV dialect.  The function\n"
 "also accepts optional keyword arguments which override settings\n"
 "provided by the dialect.\n"
 "\n"
 "The returned object is an iterator.  Each iteration returns a row\n"
 "of the CSV file (which can span multiple input lines).\n");
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(csv_writer_doc,
-"    csv_writer = csv.writer(fileobj [, dialect='excel']\n"
-"                            [optional keyword args])\n"
-"    for row in sequence:\n"
-"        csv_writer.writerow(row)\n"
+"writer($module, fileobj, /, dialect='excel', **fmtparams)\n"
+"--\n\n"
+"Return a writer object that will write user data on the given file object.\n"
 "\n"
-"    [or]\n"
-"\n"
-"    csv_writer = csv.writer(fileobj [, dialect='excel']\n"
-"                            [optional keyword args])\n"
-"    csv_writer.writerows(rows)\n"
-"\n"
-"The \"fileobj\" argument can be any object that supports the file API.\n");
+"The \"fileobj\" argument can be any object that supports the file API.\n"
+"The optional \"dialect\" argument defines a CSV dialect.  The function\n"
+"also accepts optional keyword arguments which override settings\n"
+"provided by the dialect.\n");
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(csv_register_dialect_doc,
-"Create a mapping from a string name to a dialect class.\n"
-"    dialect = csv.register_dialect(name[, dialect[, **fmtparams]])");
+"register_dialect($module, name, /, dialect='excel', **fmtparams)\n"
+"--\n\n"
+"Create a mapping from a string name to a CVS dialect.\n"
+"\n"
+"The optional \"dialect\" argument specifies the base dialect instance\n"
+"or the name of the registered dialect.  The function also accepts\n"
+"optional keyword arguments which override settings provided by the\n"
+"dialect.\n");
 
 static struct PyMethodDef csv_methods[] = {
     { "reader", _PyCFunction_CAST(csv_reader),