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author | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1998-08-24 20:30:07 (GMT) |
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committer | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1998-08-24 20:30:07 (GMT) |
commit | 607f802886b85d0871e47d0028715068e0f509ba (patch) | |
tree | c6f9461202da07d780d1390dad9b0e33f277d728 | |
parent | c859350fa60654855d5cefd23b8af6c4378ac009 (diff) | |
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round(): Mark the second (optional) parameter as optional, since it's
described that way.
setattr(): Clarify that the attribute doesn't need to exist to be set.
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex index 7f00121..0b0a831 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex @@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ to return a string that would yield an object with the same value when passed to \function{eval()}. \end{funcdesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{round}{x, n} +\begin{funcdesc}{round}{x\optional{, n}} Return the floating point value \var{x} rounded to \var{n} digits after the decimal point. If \var{n} is omitted, it defaults to zero. The result is a floating point number. Values are rounded to the @@ -558,9 +558,9 @@ when passed to \function{eval()}. \begin{funcdesc}{setattr}{object, name, value} This is the counterpart of \function{getattr()}. The arguments are an - object, a string and an arbitrary value. The string must be the name - of one of the object's attributes. The function assigns the value to - the attribute, provided the object allows it. For example, + object, a string and an arbitrary value. The string may name an + existing attribute or a new attribute. The function assigns the + value to the attribute, provided the object allows it. For example, \code{setattr(\var{x}, '\var{foobar}', 123)} is equivalent to \code{\var{x}.\var{foobar} = 123}. \end{funcdesc} |