Docstrings, short for documentation strings, serve as explanations for code segments in Python. They are multiline strings enclosed in triple quotes ("""Docstring goes here""" or '''Docstring goes here''') placed immediately after the definition of a function, class, method, or module. Unlike regular comments, docstrings are accessible at runtime and are used to generate documentation.
Docstrings are used to explain what a function, class, method, or module does, not how it does it. They should be concise and informative, providing enough detail for users to understand the purpose and usage of the code element.
