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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex b/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex index 5fde9d0..b5dadaf 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex @@ -294,9 +294,12 @@ operator (modulo) with a string left argument interprets this string as a C sprintf format string to be applied to the right argument, and returns the string resulting from this formatting operation. -Unless the format string requires exactly one argument, the right -argument should be a tuple of the correct size. The following format -characters are understood: \%, c, s, i, d, u, o, x, X, e, E, f, g, G. +The right argument should be a tuple with one item for each argument +required by the format string; if the string requires a single +argument, the right argument may also be a single non-tuple object.% +\footnote{A tuple object in this case should be a singleton.} +The following format characters are understood: +\%, c, s, i, d, u, o, x, X, e, E, f, g, G. Width and precision may be a * to specify that an integer argument specifies the actual width or precision. The flag characters -, +, blank, \# and 0 are understood. The size specifiers h, l or L may be @@ -605,6 +608,12 @@ Files have the following methods: Write a string to the file. There is no return value. \end{funcdesc} +\begin{funcdesc}{writelines}{list} +Write a list of strings to the file. There is no return value. +(The name is intended to match \code{readlines}; \code{writelines} +does not add line separators.) +\end{funcdesc} + \subsubsection{Internal Objects.} (See the Python Reference Manual for these.) diff --git a/Doc/libtypes.tex b/Doc/libtypes.tex index 5fde9d0..b5dadaf 100644 --- a/Doc/libtypes.tex +++ b/Doc/libtypes.tex @@ -294,9 +294,12 @@ operator (modulo) with a string left argument interprets this string as a C sprintf format string to be applied to the right argument, and returns the string resulting from this formatting operation. -Unless the format string requires exactly one argument, the right -argument should be a tuple of the correct size. The following format -characters are understood: \%, c, s, i, d, u, o, x, X, e, E, f, g, G. +The right argument should be a tuple with one item for each argument +required by the format string; if the string requires a single +argument, the right argument may also be a single non-tuple object.% +\footnote{A tuple object in this case should be a singleton.} +The following format characters are understood: +\%, c, s, i, d, u, o, x, X, e, E, f, g, G. Width and precision may be a * to specify that an integer argument specifies the actual width or precision. The flag characters -, +, blank, \# and 0 are understood. The size specifiers h, l or L may be @@ -605,6 +608,12 @@ Files have the following methods: Write a string to the file. There is no return value. \end{funcdesc} +\begin{funcdesc}{writelines}{list} +Write a list of strings to the file. There is no return value. +(The name is intended to match \code{readlines}; \code{writelines} +does not add line separators.) +\end{funcdesc} + \subsubsection{Internal Objects.} (See the Python Reference Manual for these.) |