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diff --git a/Doc/library/filecmp.rst b/Doc/library/filecmp.rst index f84cfa9..ae668ea 100644 --- a/Doc/library/filecmp.rst +++ b/Doc/library/filecmp.rst @@ -21,11 +21,8 @@ The :mod:`filecmp` module defines the following functions: Compare the files named *f1* and *f2*, returning ``True`` if they seem equal, ``False`` otherwise. - Unless *shallow* is given and is false, files with identical :func:`os.stat` - signatures are taken to be equal. - - Files that were compared using this function will not be compared again unless - their :func:`os.stat` signature changes. + If *shallow* is true, files with identical :func:`os.stat` signatures are + taken to be equal. Otherwise, the contents of the files are compared. Note that no external programs are called from this function, giving it portability and efficiency. |