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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2008-02-01 11:56:49 (GMT)
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Update docs w.r.t. PEP 3100 changes -- patch for GHOP by Dan Finnie.
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@@ -27,72 +27,72 @@ the following functions:
.. function:: lookup(name)
Look up character by name. If a character with the given name is found, return
- the corresponding Unicode character. If not found, :exc:`KeyError` is raised.
+ the corresponding character. If not found, :exc:`KeyError` is raised.
-.. function:: name(unichr[, default])
+.. function:: name(chr[, default])
- Returns the name assigned to the Unicode character *unichr* as a string. If no
+ Returns the name assigned to the character *chr* as a string. If no
name is defined, *default* is returned, or, if not given, :exc:`ValueError` is
raised.
-.. function:: decimal(unichr[, default])
+.. function:: decimal(chr[, default])
- Returns the decimal value assigned to the Unicode character *unichr* as integer.
+ Returns the decimal value assigned to the character *chr* as integer.
If no such value is defined, *default* is returned, or, if not given,
:exc:`ValueError` is raised.
-.. function:: digit(unichr[, default])
+.. function:: digit(chr[, default])
- Returns the digit value assigned to the Unicode character *unichr* as integer.
+ Returns the digit value assigned to the character *chr* as integer.
If no such value is defined, *default* is returned, or, if not given,
:exc:`ValueError` is raised.
-.. function:: numeric(unichr[, default])
+.. function:: numeric(chr[, default])
- Returns the numeric value assigned to the Unicode character *unichr* as float.
+ Returns the numeric value assigned to the character *chr* as float.
If no such value is defined, *default* is returned, or, if not given,
:exc:`ValueError` is raised.
-.. function:: category(unichr)
+.. function:: category(chr)
- Returns the general category assigned to the Unicode character *unichr* as
+ Returns the general category assigned to the character *chr* as
string.
-.. function:: bidirectional(unichr)
+.. function:: bidirectional(chr)
- Returns the bidirectional category assigned to the Unicode character *unichr* as
+ Returns the bidirectional category assigned to the character *chr* as
string. If no such value is defined, an empty string is returned.
-.. function:: combining(unichr)
+.. function:: combining(chr)
- Returns the canonical combining class assigned to the Unicode character *unichr*
+ Returns the canonical combining class assigned to the character *chr*
as integer. Returns ``0`` if no combining class is defined.
-.. function:: east_asian_width(unichr)
+.. function:: east_asian_width(chr)
- Returns the east asian width assigned to the Unicode character *unichr* as
+ Returns the east asian width assigned to the character *chr* as
string.
-.. function:: mirrored(unichr)
+.. function:: mirrored(chr)
- Returns the mirrored property assigned to the Unicode character *unichr* as
+ Returns the mirrored property assigned to the character *chr* as
integer. Returns ``1`` if the character has been identified as a "mirrored"
character in bidirectional text, ``0`` otherwise.
-.. function:: decomposition(unichr)
+.. function:: decomposition(chr)
- Returns the character decomposition mapping assigned to the Unicode character
- *unichr* as string. An empty string is returned in case no such mapping is
+ Returns the character decomposition mapping assigned to the character
+ *chr* as string. An empty string is returned in case no such mapping is
defined.
@@ -146,16 +146,16 @@ Examples::
>>> unicodedata.lookup('LEFT CURLY BRACKET')
u'{'
- >>> unicodedata.name(u'/')
+ >>> unicodedata.name('/')
'SOLIDUS'
- >>> unicodedata.decimal(u'9')
+ >>> unicodedata.decimal('9')
9
- >>> unicodedata.decimal(u'a')
+ >>> unicodedata.decimal('a')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
ValueError: not a decimal
- >>> unicodedata.category(u'A') # 'L'etter, 'u'ppercase
+ >>> unicodedata.category('A') # 'L'etter, 'u'ppercase
'Lu'
- >>> unicodedata.bidirectional(u'\u0660') # 'A'rabic, 'N'umber
+ >>> unicodedata.bidirectional('\u0660') # 'A'rabic, 'N'umber
'AN'