Docstrings for builtin methods are not parsed correctly

[cmccandless]

Environment data

VS Code version: 1.19.2
Python Extension version: 0.9.1
Python Version: 3.6 (64-bit)
OS and version: Windows 7 (6.1.7601)

Actual behavior

Docstring for builtin method pow() is parsed as markdown, resulting in the following (note the bold text):

Equivalent to xy (with two arguments) or xy % z (with three arguments)
Some types, such as ints, are able to use a more efficient algorithm when invoked using the three argument form.

Expected behavior

Docstring for builtin method pow() should appear as (no bold text:

Equivalent to x**y (with two arguments) or x**y % z (with three arguments)
Some types, such as ints, are able to use a more efficient algorithm when invoked using the three argument form.

Steps to reproduce:

• Install Python extension in VSCode
• Create new Python file test.py in VSCode
• In test.py, type "pow(10, 2)"
• Hover mouse over "pow" to show docstring

Logs

Output from Python output panel

##########Linting Output - flake8##########

Output from Console window (Help->Developer Tools menu)
N/A

[segevfiner]

I guess this happens for any doc-string. I think the magic that tries to convert reStructuredText to Markdown is this src/client/providers/itemInfoSource.ts#highlightCode. It can either be improved or replaced.

[MikhailArkhipov]

Also #692

[DonJayamanne]

And another #716

[MikhailArkhipov]

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