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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2004-06-20 09:07:53 (GMT)
committerRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2004-06-20 09:07:53 (GMT)
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Improve the documented advice on how to best use heapq.heapreplace().
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-rw-r--r--Modules/_heapqmodule.c3
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diff --git a/Modules/_heapqmodule.c b/Modules/_heapqmodule.c
index 21df796..13e6a3d 100644
--- a/Modules/_heapqmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_heapqmodule.c
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(heapreplace_doc,
This is more efficient than heappop() followed by heappush(), and can be\n\
more appropriate when using a fixed-size heap. Note that the value\n\
returned may be larger than item! That constrains reasonable uses of\n\
-this routine.\n");
+this routine unless written as part of a larger expression:\n\n\
+ result = item <= heap[0] and item or heapreplace(heap, item)\n");
static PyObject *
heapify(PyObject *self, PyObject *heap)