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| author | Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> | 2013-12-07 01:12:51 (GMT) |
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| committer | Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> | 2013-12-07 01:12:51 (GMT) |
| commit | d45a46b60d2dc4616d681567d32482a1ad2c8c0c (patch) | |
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diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index fb4fc7f..4371969 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. .. function:: compile(source, filename, mode, flags=0, dont_inherit=False, optimize=-1) Compile the *source* into a code or AST object. Code objects can be executed - by :func:`exec` or :func:`eval`. *source* can either be a string or an AST - object. Refer to the :mod:`ast` module documentation for information on how - to work with AST objects. + by :func:`exec` or :func:`eval`. *source* can either be a normal string, a + byte string, or an AST object. Refer to the :mod:`ast` module documentation + for information on how to work with AST objects. The *filename* argument should give the file from which the code was read; pass some recognizable value if it wasn't read from a file (``'<string>'`` is |