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authorAndrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca>2006-12-20 20:11:12 (GMT)
committerAndrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca>2006-12-20 20:11:12 (GMT)
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Some other built-in functions are described with 'sequence' arguments
that should really be 'iterable'; this commit changes them. Did I miss any? Did I introduce any errors?
Diffstat (limited to 'Doc')
-rw-r--r--Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex76
1 files changed, 38 insertions, 38 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
index 4f41002..26bffcc 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ class C:
\code{del \var{x}.\var{foobar}}.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{dict}{\optional{mapping-or-sequence}}
+\begin{funcdesc}{dict}{\optional{arg}}
Return a new dictionary initialized from an optional positional
argument or from a set of keyword arguments.
If no arguments are given, return a new empty dictionary.
- If the positional argument is a mapping object, return a dictionary
+ If the positional argument \var{arg} is a mapping object, return a dictionary
mapping the same keys to the same values as does the mapping object.
Otherwise the positional argument must be a sequence, a container that
supports iteration, or an iterator object. The elements of the argument
@@ -414,18 +414,18 @@ class C:
\versionadded{2.2}
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{filter}{function, list}
- Construct a list from those elements of \var{list} for which
- \var{function} returns true. \var{list} may be either a sequence, a
- container which supports iteration, or an iterator, If \var{list}
+\begin{funcdesc}{filter}{function, iterable}
+ Construct a list from those elements of \var{iterable} for which
+ \var{function} returns true. \var{iterable} may be either a sequence, a
+ container which supports iteration, or an iterator, If \var{iterable}
is a string or a tuple, the result
also has that type; otherwise it is always a list. If \var{function} is
\code{None}, the identity function is assumed, that is, all elements of
- \var{list} that are false are removed.
+ \var{iterable} that are false are removed.
- Note that \code{filter(function, \var{list})} is equivalent to
- \code{[item for item in \var{list} if function(item)]} if function is
- not \code{None} and \code{[item for item in \var{list} if item]} if
+ Note that \code{filter(function, \var{iterable})} is equivalent to
+ \code{[item for item in \var{iterable} if function(item)]} if function is
+ not \code{None} and \code{[item for item in \var{iterable} if item]} if
function is \code{None}.
\end{funcdesc}
@@ -591,12 +591,12 @@ class C:
may be a sequence (string, tuple or list) or a mapping (dictionary).
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{list}{\optional{sequence}}
+\begin{funcdesc}{list}{\optional{iterable}}
Return a list whose items are the same and in the same order as
- \var{sequence}'s items. \var{sequence} may be either a sequence, a
+ \var{iterable}'s items. \var{iterable} may be either a sequence, a
container that supports iteration, or an iterator object. If
- \var{sequence} is already a list, a copy is made and returned,
- similar to \code{\var{sequence}[:]}. For instance,
+ \var{iterable} is already a list, a copy is made and returned,
+ similar to \code{\var{iterable}[:]}. For instance,
\code{list('abc')} returns \code{['a', 'b', 'c']} and \code{list(
(1, 2, 3) )} returns \code{[1, 2, 3]}. If no argument is given,
returns a new empty list, \code{[]}.
@@ -622,22 +622,22 @@ class C:
are given, returns \code{0L}.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{map}{function, list, ...}
- Apply \var{function} to every item of \var{list} and return a list
- of the results. If additional \var{list} arguments are passed,
+\begin{funcdesc}{map}{function, iterable, ...}
+ Apply \var{function} to every item of \var{iterable} and return a list
+ of the results. If additional \var{iterable} arguments are passed,
\var{function} must take that many arguments and is applied to the
- items of all lists in parallel; if a list is shorter than another it
+ items from all iterables in parallel. If one iterable is shorter than another it
is assumed to be extended with \code{None} items. If \var{function}
is \code{None}, the identity function is assumed; if there are
- multiple list arguments, \function{map()} returns a list consisting
- of tuples containing the corresponding items from all lists (a kind
- of transpose operation). The \var{list} arguments may be any kind
- of sequence; the result is always a list.
+ multiple arguments, \function{map()} returns a list consisting
+ of tuples containing the corresponding items from all iterables (a kind
+ of transpose operation). The \var{iterable} arguments may be a sequence
+ or any iterable object; the result is always a list.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{max}{s\optional{, args...}\optional{key}}
- With a single argument \var{s}, return the largest item of a
- non-empty sequence (such as a string, tuple or list). With more
+\begin{funcdesc}{max}{iterable\optional{, args...}\optional{key}}
+ With a single argument \var{iterable}, return the largest item of a
+ non-empty iterable (such as a string, tuple or list). With more
than one argument, return the largest of the arguments.
The optional \var{key} argument specifies a one-argument ordering
@@ -647,16 +647,16 @@ class C:
\versionchanged[Added support for the optional \var{key} argument]{2.5}
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{min}{s\optional{, args...}\optional{key}}
- With a single argument \var{s}, return the smallest item of a
- non-empty sequence (such as a string, tuple or list). With more
+\begin{funcdesc}{min}{iterable\optional{, args...}\optional{key}}
+ With a single argument \var{iterable}, return the smallest item of a
+ non-empty iterable (such as a string, tuple or list). With more
than one argument, return the smallest of the arguments.
The optional \var{key} argument specifies a one-argument ordering
function like that used for \method{list.sort()}. The \var{key}
argument, if supplied, must be in keyword form (for example,
\samp{min(a,b,c,key=func)}).
- \versionchanged[Added support for the optional \var{key} argument]{2.5}
+ \versionchanged[Added support for the optional \var{key} argument]{2.5}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{object}{}
@@ -871,17 +871,17 @@ class Parrot(object):
line editing and history features.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{reduce}{function, sequence\optional{, initializer}}
+\begin{funcdesc}{reduce}{function, iterable\optional{, initializer}}
Apply \var{function} of two arguments cumulatively to the items of
- \var{sequence}, from left to right, so as to reduce the sequence to
+ \var{iterable}, from left to right, so as to reduce the iterable to
a single value. For example, \code{reduce(lambda x, y: x+y, [1, 2,
3, 4, 5])} calculates \code{((((1+2)+3)+4)+5)}. The left argument,
\var{x}, is the accumulated value and the right argument, \var{y},
- is the update value from the \var{sequence}. If the optional
+ is the update value from the \var{iterable}. If the optional
\var{initializer} is present, it is placed before the items of the
- sequence in the calculation, and serves as a default when the
- sequence is empty. If \var{initializer} is not given and
- \var{sequence} contains only one item, the first item is returned.
+ iterable in the calculation, and serves as a default when the
+ iterable is empty. If \var{initializer} is not given and
+ \var{iterable} contains only one item, the first item is returned.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{reload}{module}
@@ -1121,11 +1121,11 @@ class C(B):
\versionadded{2.2}
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{tuple}{\optional{sequence}}
+\begin{funcdesc}{tuple}{\optional{iterable}}
Return a tuple whose items are the same and in the same order as
- \var{sequence}'s items. \var{sequence} may be a sequence, a
+ \var{iterable}'s items. \var{iterable} may be a sequence, a
container that supports iteration, or an iterator object.
- If \var{sequence} is already a tuple, it
+ If \var{iterable} is already a tuple, it
is returned unchanged. For instance, \code{tuple('abc')} returns
\code{('a', 'b', 'c')} and \code{tuple([1, 2, 3])} returns
\code{(1, 2, 3)}. If no argument is given, returns a new empty