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authorTim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com>2002-03-09 00:06:26 (GMT)
committerTim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com>2002-03-09 00:06:26 (GMT)
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Docstring for filter(): Someone on the Tutor list reasonably complained
that it didn't tell enough of the truth. Bugfix candidate (I guess -- it helps and it's harmless).
-rw-r--r--Python/bltinmodule.c10
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Python/bltinmodule.c b/Python/bltinmodule.c
index c997ecf..41e906a 100644
--- a/Python/bltinmodule.c
+++ b/Python/bltinmodule.c
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@ Fail_it:
}
static char filter_doc[] =
-"filter(function, sequence) -> list\n\
-\n\
-Return a list containing those items of sequence for which function(item)\n\
-is true. If function is None, return a list of items that are true.";
-
+"filter(function or None, sequence) -> list, tuple, or string\n"
+"\n"
+"Return those items of sequence for which function(item) is true. If\n"
+"function is None, return the items that are true. If sequence is a tuple\n"
+"or string, return the same type, else return a list.";
static PyObject *
builtin_chr(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)