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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1994-08-08 12:30:22 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1994-08-08 12:30:22 (GMT)
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Lots of small corrections by Andrew Kuchling (plus all new rotor docs)
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@@ -108,24 +108,24 @@ This doesn't understand other non-printing characters or escape
sequences.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{find}{s\, sub\, i}
-Return the lowest index in \var{s} not smaller than \var{i} where the
+\begin{funcdesc}{find}{s\, sub\optional{\, start}}
+Return the lowest index in \var{s} not smaller than \var{start} where the
substring \var{sub} is found. Return \code{-1} when \var{sub}
-does not occur as a substring of \var{s} with index at least \var{i}.
-If \var{i} is omitted, it defaults to \code{0}. If \var{i} is
+does not occur as a substring of \var{s} with index at least \var{start}.
+If \var{start} is omitted, it defaults to \code{0}. If \var{start} is
negative, \code{len(\var{s})} is added.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{rfind}{s\, sub\, i}
+\begin{funcdesc}{rfind}{s\, sub\optional{\, start}}
Like \code{find} but finds the highest index.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{index}{s\, sub\, i}
+\begin{funcdesc}{index}{s\, sub\optional{\, start}}
Like \code{find} but raise \code{index_error} when the substring is
not found.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{rindex}{s\, sub\, i}
+\begin{funcdesc}{rindex}{s\, sub\optional{\, start}}
Like \code{rfind} but raise \code{index_error} when the substring is
not found.
\end{funcdesc}