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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/lib/libstring.tex | 22 | ||||
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libstring.tex b/Doc/lib/libstring.tex index 7628a10..84d73e8 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libstring.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libstring.tex @@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ \stmodindex{string} This module defines some constants useful for checking character -classes, some exceptions, and some useful string functions. -The constants are: +classes and some useful string functions. See the modules +\code{regex} and \code{regsub} for string functions based on regular +expressions. + +The constants defined in this module are are: \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(data in module string)} \begin{datadesc}{digits} @@ -48,11 +51,7 @@ The constants are: undefined. \end{datadesc} -The exceptions are: - -\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(exception in module string)} - -The functions are: +The functions defined in this module are: \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module string)} @@ -169,3 +168,12 @@ The string is never truncated. Pad a numeric string on the left with zero digits until the given width is reached. Strings starting with a sign are handled correctly. \end{funcdesc} + +This module is implemented in Python. Much of its functionality has +been reimplemented in the built-in module \code{strop}. However, you +should \emph{never} import the latter module directly. When +\code{string} discovers that \code{strop} exists, it transparently +replaces parts of itself with the implementation from \code{strop}. +After initialization, there is \emph{no} overhead in using +\code{string} instead of \code{strop}. +\bimodindex{strop} diff --git a/Doc/libstring.tex b/Doc/libstring.tex index 7628a10..84d73e8 100644 --- a/Doc/libstring.tex +++ b/Doc/libstring.tex @@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ \stmodindex{string} This module defines some constants useful for checking character -classes, some exceptions, and some useful string functions. -The constants are: +classes and some useful string functions. See the modules +\code{regex} and \code{regsub} for string functions based on regular +expressions. + +The constants defined in this module are are: \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(data in module string)} \begin{datadesc}{digits} @@ -48,11 +51,7 @@ The constants are: undefined. \end{datadesc} -The exceptions are: - -\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(exception in module string)} - -The functions are: +The functions defined in this module are: \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module string)} @@ -169,3 +168,12 @@ The string is never truncated. Pad a numeric string on the left with zero digits until the given width is reached. Strings starting with a sign are handled correctly. \end{funcdesc} + +This module is implemented in Python. Much of its functionality has +been reimplemented in the built-in module \code{strop}. However, you +should \emph{never} import the latter module directly. When +\code{string} discovers that \code{strop} exists, it transparently +replaces parts of itself with the implementation from \code{strop}. +After initialization, there is \emph{no} overhead in using +\code{string} instead of \code{strop}. +\bimodindex{strop} |