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diff --git a/Doc/ext/ext.tex b/Doc/ext/ext.tex index 6166954..4bfff24 100644 --- a/Doc/ext/ext.tex +++ b/Doc/ext/ext.tex @@ -702,10 +702,16 @@ Raises a \exception{TypeError} exception if the object is not a string object. The C variable may also be declared as \ctype{PyObject *}. \item[\samp{(\var{items})} (tuple) {[\var{matching-items}]}] -The object must be a Python tuple whose length is the number of format -units in \var{items}. The C arguments must correspond to the -individual format units in \var{items}. Format units for tuples may -be nested. +The object must be a Python sequence whose length is the number of +format units in \var{items}. The C arguments must correspond to the +individual format units in \var{items}. Format units for sequences +may be nested. + +\strong{Note:} Prior to Python version 1.5.2, this format specifier +only accepted a tuple containing the individual parameters, not an +arbitrary sequence. Code which previously caused a +\exception{TypeError} to be raised here may now proceed without an +exception. This is not expected to be a problem for existing code. \end{description} |