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authorÉric Araujo <merwok@netwok.org>2011-09-01 03:57:12 (GMT)
committerÉric Araujo <merwok@netwok.org>2011-09-01 03:57:12 (GMT)
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Merge doc changes from 3.2.
rstlint complains about packaging docs but I’m working on those in another patch.
Diffstat (limited to 'Doc/library')
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/argparse.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/base64.rst4
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/configparser.rst6
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/email.header.rst4
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/inspect.rst8
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/unittest.rst28
6 files changed, 26 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/argparse.rst b/Doc/library/argparse.rst
index af40888..5a211e1 100644
--- a/Doc/library/argparse.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/argparse.rst
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ ArgumentParser objects
conflicting optionals.
* prog_ - The name of the program (default:
- :data:`sys.argv[0]`)
+ ``sys.argv[0]``)
* usage_ - The string describing the program usage (default: generated)
diff --git a/Doc/library/base64.rst b/Doc/library/base64.rst
index 2401ae7..06f3ab1 100644
--- a/Doc/library/base64.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/base64.rst
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ The modern interface provides:
at least length 2 (additional characters are ignored) which specifies the
alternative alphabet used instead of the ``+`` and ``/`` characters.
- The decoded string is returned. A `binascii.Error` is raised if *s* is
- incorrectly padded.
+ The decoded string is returned. A :exc:`binascii.Error` exception is raised
+ if *s* is incorrectly padded.
If *validate* is ``False`` (the default), non-base64-alphabet characters are
discarded prior to the padding check. If *validate* is ``True``,
diff --git a/Doc/library/configparser.rst b/Doc/library/configparser.rst
index c84e423..0c68b03 100644
--- a/Doc/library/configparser.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/configparser.rst
@@ -806,17 +806,17 @@ To get interpolation, use :class:`ConfigParser`::
cfg = configparser.ConfigParser()
cfg.read('example.cfg')
- # Set the optional `raw` argument of get() to True if you wish to disable
+ # Set the optional *raw* argument of get() to True if you wish to disable
# interpolation in a single get operation.
print(cfg.get('Section1', 'foo', raw=False)) # -> "Python is fun!"
print(cfg.get('Section1', 'foo', raw=True)) # -> "%(bar)s is %(baz)s!"
- # The optional `vars` argument is a dict with members that will take
+ # The optional *vars* argument is a dict with members that will take
# precedence in interpolation.
print(cfg.get('Section1', 'foo', vars={'bar': 'Documentation',
'baz': 'evil'}))
- # The optional `fallback` argument can be used to provide a fallback value
+ # The optional *fallback* argument can be used to provide a fallback value
print(cfg.get('Section1', 'foo'))
# -> "Python is fun!"
diff --git a/Doc/library/email.header.rst b/Doc/library/email.header.rst
index c385cf3..47a0749 100644
--- a/Doc/library/email.header.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/email.header.rst
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ Here is the :class:`Header` class description:
Returns an approximation of the :class:`Header` as a string, using an
unlimited line length. All pieces are converted to unicode using the
specified encoding and joined together appropriately. Any pieces with a
- charset of `unknown-8bit` are decoded as `ASCII` using the `replace`
+ charset of ``'unknown-8bit'`` are decoded as ASCII using the ``'replace'``
error handler.
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
- Added handling for the `unknown-8bit` charset.
+ Added handling for the ``'unknown-8bit'`` charset.
.. method:: __eq__(other)
diff --git a/Doc/library/inspect.rst b/Doc/library/inspect.rst
index 7a57a0d..d127ce8 100644
--- a/Doc/library/inspect.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/inspect.rst
@@ -575,13 +575,13 @@ properties, will be invoked and :meth:`__getattr__` and :meth:`__getattribute__`
may be called.
For cases where you want passive introspection, like documentation tools, this
-can be inconvenient. `getattr_static` has the same signature as :func:`getattr`
+can be inconvenient. :func:`getattr_static` has the same signature as :func:`getattr`
but avoids executing code when it fetches attributes.
.. function:: getattr_static(obj, attr, default=None)
Retrieve attributes without triggering dynamic lookup via the
- descriptor protocol, `__getattr__` or `__getattribute__`.
+ descriptor protocol, :meth:`__getattr__` or :meth:`__getattribute__`.
Note: this function may not be able to retrieve all attributes
that getattr can fetch (like dynamically created attributes)
@@ -589,12 +589,12 @@ but avoids executing code when it fetches attributes.
that raise AttributeError). It can also return descriptors objects
instead of instance members.
- If the instance `__dict__` is shadowed by another member (for example a
+ If the instance :attr:`__dict__` is shadowed by another member (for example a
property) then this function will be unable to find instance members.
.. versionadded:: 3.2
-`getattr_static` does not resolve descriptors, for example slot descriptors or
+:func:`getattr_static` does not resolve descriptors, for example slot descriptors or
getset descriptors on objects implemented in C. The descriptor object
is returned instead of the underlying attribute.
diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
index 191d5b9..7340588 100644
--- a/Doc/library/unittest.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ used from the command line. The basic command-line usage is::
As a shortcut, ``python -m unittest`` is the equivalent of
``python -m unittest discover``. If you want to pass arguments to test
- discovery the `discover` sub-command must be used explicitly.
+ discovery the ``discover`` sub-command must be used explicitly.
The ``discover`` sub-command has the following options:
@@ -305,11 +305,11 @@ The ``discover`` sub-command has the following options:
.. cmdoption:: -s directory
- Directory to start discovery ('.' default)
+ Directory to start discovery (``.`` default)
.. cmdoption:: -p pattern
- Pattern to match test files ('test*.py' default)
+ Pattern to match test files (``test*.py`` default)
.. cmdoption:: -t directory
@@ -724,8 +724,8 @@ Test cases
single test.
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
- `TestCase` can be instantiated successfully without providing a method
- name. This makes it easier to experiment with `TestCase` from the
+ :class:`TestCase` can be instantiated successfully without providing a method
+ name. This makes it easier to experiment with :class:`TestCase` from the
interactive interpreter.
*methodName* defaults to :meth:`runTest`.
@@ -944,17 +944,17 @@ Test cases
+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+------------+
| Method | Checks that | New in |
+=========================================================+======================================+============+
- | :meth:`assertRaises(exc, fun, *args, **kwds) | ``fun(*args, **kwds)`` raises `exc` | |
+ | :meth:`assertRaises(exc, fun, *args, **kwds) | ``fun(*args, **kwds)`` raises *exc* | |
| <TestCase.assertRaises>` | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+------------+
- | :meth:`assertRaisesRegex(exc, re, fun, *args, **kwds) | ``fun(*args, **kwds)`` raises `exc` | 3.1 |
- | <TestCase.assertRaisesRegex>` | and the message matches `re` | |
+ | :meth:`assertRaisesRegex(exc, re, fun, *args, **kwds) | ``fun(*args, **kwds)`` raises *exc* | 3.1 |
+ | <TestCase.assertRaisesRegex>` | and the message matches *re* | |
+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+------------+
- | :meth:`assertWarns(warn, fun, *args, **kwds) | ``fun(*args, **kwds)`` raises `warn` | 3.2 |
+ | :meth:`assertWarns(warn, fun, *args, **kwds) | ``fun(*args, **kwds)`` raises *warn* | 3.2 |
| <TestCase.assertWarns>` | | |
+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+------------+
- | :meth:`assertWarnsRegex(warn, re, fun, *args, **kwds) | ``fun(*args, **kwds)`` raises `warn` | 3.2 |
- | <TestCase.assertWarnsRegex>` | and the message matches `re` | |
+ | :meth:`assertWarnsRegex(warn, re, fun, *args, **kwds) | ``fun(*args, **kwds)`` raises *warn* | 3.2 |
+ | <TestCase.assertWarnsRegex>` | and the message matches *re* | |
+---------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+------------+
.. method:: assertRaises(exception, callable, *args, **kwds)
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ Test cases
| :meth:`assertNotRegex(s, re) | ``not regex.search(s)`` | 3.2 |
| <TestCase.assertNotRegex>` | | |
+---------------------------------------+--------------------------------+--------------+
- | :meth:`assertCountEqual(a, b) | `a` and `b` have the same | 3.2 |
+ | :meth:`assertCountEqual(a, b) | *a* and *b* have the same | 3.2 |
| <TestCase.assertCountEqual>` | elements in the same number, | |
| | regardless of their order | |
+---------------------------------------+--------------------------------+--------------+
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@ Loading and running tests
.. class:: TextTestRunner(stream=None, descriptions=True, verbosity=1, runnerclass=None, warnings=None)
A basic test runner implementation that outputs results to a stream. If *stream*
- is `None`, the default, `sys.stderr` is used as the output stream. This class
+ is ``None``, the default, :data:`sys.stderr` is used as the output stream. This class
has a few configurable parameters, but is essentially very simple. Graphical
applications which run test suites should provide alternate implementations.
@@ -1928,7 +1928,7 @@ Loading and running tests
Added the ``warnings`` argument.
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
- The default stream is set to `sys.stderr` at instantiation time rather
+ The default stream is set to :data:`sys.stderr` at instantiation time rather
than import time.
.. method:: _makeResult()