Patch #976880: add mmap .rfind() method, and 'end' paramter to .find().

Contributed by John Lenton.

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/library/mmap.rst b/Doc/library/mmap.rst
index 070ce4f..cdc761c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/mmap.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/mmap.rst
@@ -139,11 +139,12 @@ Memory-mapped file objects support the following methods:
    an exception being raised.
 
 
-.. method:: mmap.find(string[, start])
+.. method:: mmap.find(string[, start[, end]])
 
-   Returns the lowest index in the object where the substring *string* is found.
-   Returns ``-1`` on failure.  *start* is the index at which the search begins, and
-   defaults to zero.
+   Returns the lowest index in the object where the substring *string* is found,
+   such that *string* is contained in the range [*start*, *end*]. Optional
+   arguments *start* and *end* are interpreted as in slice notation.
+   Returns ``-1`` on failure.
 
 
 .. method:: mmap.flush([offset, size])
@@ -188,6 +189,14 @@ Memory-mapped file objects support the following methods:
    :exc:`TypeError` exception.
 
 
+.. method:: mmap.rfind(string[, start[, end]])
+
+   Returns the highest index in the object where the substring *string* is
+   found, such that *string* is contained in the range [*start*,
+   *end*]. Optional arguments *start* and *end* are interpreted as in slice
+   notation.  Returns ``-1`` on failure.
+
+
 .. method:: mmap.seek(pos[, whence])
 
    Set the file's current position.  *whence* argument is optional and defaults to