How to Make Doctests Easy in Python with Gitpod and VS Code
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If you're writing doctests in Python using Gitpod or VS Code, you don’t need much to get started. Python’s built-in doctest module lets you write examples in your function’s docstring using the familiar >>> prompt, and then run those examples as tests. This is great for small, focused functions or when you want your documentation to double as lightweight tests.