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authorSkip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com>2001-07-25 16:18:19 (GMT)
committerSkip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com>2001-07-25 16:18:19 (GMT)
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trivial rewording in footnote 5.
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\item[(5)] The \method{sort()} and \method{reverse()} methods modify the
list in place for economy of space when sorting or reversing a large
- list. They don't return the sorted or reversed list to remind you
- of this side effect.
+ list. To remind you that they operate by side effect, they don't return
+ the sorted or reversed list.
\item[(6)] The \method{sort()} method takes an optional argument
specifying a comparison function of two arguments (list items) which