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Add sentence about '/' and '*' in signatures.
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Add sentence about '/' and '*' in signatures.
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Expand Up @@ -534,7 +534,9 @@ or :kbd:`)` is typed. When the cursor is in the argument part of a definition,
the menu or shortcut display a calltip.

A calltip consists of the function signature and the first line of the
docstring. For builtins without an accessible signature, the calltip
docstring. A '/' or '*' in the signature indicates that the preceding
or following arguments are passed by position or name (keyword) only.
For builtins without an accessible signature, the calltip
consists of all lines up the fifth line or the first blank line. These
details may change.

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