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author | Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> | 1998-11-25 18:53:05 (GMT) |
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committer | Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> | 1998-11-25 18:53:05 (GMT) |
commit | 5eabf3823bafa081f7089965389b9908b4b3684d (patch) | |
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Clarify that min and max also take multiple arguments.
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex index 38e073f..d7ee837 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex @@ -363,14 +363,16 @@ consisting of tuples containing the corresponding items from all lists any kind of sequence; the result is always a list. \end{funcdesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{max}{s} - Return the largest item of a non-empty sequence (string, tuple or - list). +\begin{funcdesc}{max}{s\optional{, args...}} +With a single argument \var{s}, return the largest item of a +non-empty sequence (e.g., a string, tuple or list). With more than +one argument, return the largest of the arguments. \end{funcdesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{min}{s} - Return the smallest item of a non-empty sequence (string, tuple or - list). +\begin{funcdesc}{min}{s\optional{, args...}} +With a single argument \var{s}, return the smallest item of a +non-empty sequence (e.g., a string, tuple or list). With more than +one argument, return the smallest of the arguments. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{oct}{x} |