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diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst b/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst index 9fe1276..a404f4b 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst @@ -412,11 +412,11 @@ or a bytes object (in binary mode) -- before writing them:: represented as number of bytes from the beginning of the file when in binary mode and an opaque number when in text mode. -To change the file object's position, use ``f.seek(offset, from_what)``. The position is computed +To change the file object's position, use ``f.seek(offset, whence)``. The position is computed from adding *offset* to a reference point; the reference point is selected by -the *from_what* argument. A *from_what* value of 0 measures from the beginning +the *whence* argument. A *whence* value of 0 measures from the beginning of the file, 1 uses the current file position, and 2 uses the end of the file as -the reference point. *from_what* can be omitted and defaults to 0, using the +the reference point. *whence* can be omitted and defaults to 0, using the beginning of the file as the reference point. :: >>> f = open('workfile', 'rb+') |