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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1994-06-23 12:14:07 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1994-06-23 12:14:07 (GMT)
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documented writelines()
-rw-r--r--Doc/lib/libtypes.tex15
-rw-r--r--Doc/libtypes.tex15
2 files changed, 24 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex b/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex
index 5fde9d0..b5dadaf 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex
@@ -294,9 +294,12 @@ operator (modulo) with a string left argument interprets this string
as a C sprintf format string to be applied to the right argument, and
returns the string resulting from this formatting operation.
-Unless the format string requires exactly one argument, the right
-argument should be a tuple of the correct size. The following format
-characters are understood: \%, c, s, i, d, u, o, x, X, e, E, f, g, G.
+The right argument should be a tuple with one item for each argument
+required by the format string; if the string requires a single
+argument, the right argument may also be a single non-tuple object.%
+\footnote{A tuple object in this case should be a singleton.}
+The following format characters are understood:
+\%, c, s, i, d, u, o, x, X, e, E, f, g, G.
Width and precision may be a * to specify that an integer argument
specifies the actual width or precision. The flag characters -, +,
blank, \# and 0 are understood. The size specifiers h, l or L may be
@@ -605,6 +608,12 @@ Files have the following methods:
Write a string to the file. There is no return value.
\end{funcdesc}
+\begin{funcdesc}{writelines}{list}
+Write a list of strings to the file. There is no return value.
+(The name is intended to match \code{readlines}; \code{writelines}
+does not add line separators.)
+\end{funcdesc}
+
\subsubsection{Internal Objects.}
(See the Python Reference Manual for these.)
diff --git a/Doc/libtypes.tex b/Doc/libtypes.tex
index 5fde9d0..b5dadaf 100644
--- a/Doc/libtypes.tex
+++ b/Doc/libtypes.tex
@@ -294,9 +294,12 @@ operator (modulo) with a string left argument interprets this string
as a C sprintf format string to be applied to the right argument, and
returns the string resulting from this formatting operation.
-Unless the format string requires exactly one argument, the right
-argument should be a tuple of the correct size. The following format
-characters are understood: \%, c, s, i, d, u, o, x, X, e, E, f, g, G.
+The right argument should be a tuple with one item for each argument
+required by the format string; if the string requires a single
+argument, the right argument may also be a single non-tuple object.%
+\footnote{A tuple object in this case should be a singleton.}
+The following format characters are understood:
+\%, c, s, i, d, u, o, x, X, e, E, f, g, G.
Width and precision may be a * to specify that an integer argument
specifies the actual width or precision. The flag characters -, +,
blank, \# and 0 are understood. The size specifiers h, l or L may be
@@ -605,6 +608,12 @@ Files have the following methods:
Write a string to the file. There is no return value.
\end{funcdesc}
+\begin{funcdesc}{writelines}{list}
+Write a list of strings to the file. There is no return value.
+(The name is intended to match \code{readlines}; \code{writelines}
+does not add line separators.)
+\end{funcdesc}
+
\subsubsection{Internal Objects.}
(See the Python Reference Manual for these.)