Zencoder’s AI coding agents revolutionize the process of creating accurate and consistent docstrings. By analyzing the logic and structure of your code, Zencoder automatically generates detailed descriptions, including function definitions, parameters, return values, and exceptions. This ensures your documentation is clear, professional, and aligned with industry best practices.

Developers save time on writing and maintaining documentation while improving code readability and maintainability. Zencoder also ensures docstrings stay up-to-date during refactoring or feature updates, making collaboration across teams seamless and effective.

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Steps to generate docstring with Zencoder

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Input Your Code

  1. Highlight the code snippet or function, right-click, and select ‘Insert Selection into Chat.

  2. OR use Ctrl + L (Windows) or CMD + L shortcut to copy paste the selction into the chat window.

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Prompt for Docstring generation

Generate docstring with best practices’ into the chat prompt, then hit submit.

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Paste the suggestion

Zencoder provides key improvements, including code purpose, parameter descriptions, and usage examples.

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Example

Here’s an example of a Python calculator with no documentation, unclear variable names, and missing explanations for parameters or return values:

With Zencoder, creating clear, professional documentation is fast, efficient, and promotes best practices.

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