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@@ -85,19 +85,21 @@ crc. This is consistent with the ZIP file checksum. Use as follows:
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{b2a_hex}{data}
+\funcline{hexlify}{data}
Return the hexadecimal representation of the binary \var{data}. Every
byte of \var{data} is converted into the corresponding 2-digit hex
-representation. The resulting string is therefore, twice as long as
-the length of \var{data}. This function is also available as
-\function{hexlify()}.
+representation. The resulting string is therefore twice as long as
+the length of \var{data}.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{a2b_hex}{hexstr}
+\funcline{unhexlify}{hexstr}
Return the binary data represented by the hexadecimal string
\var{hexstr}. This function is the inverse of \function{b2a_hex()}.
\var{hexstr} must contain an even number of hexadecimal digits (which
can be upper or lower case), otherwise a \exception{TypeError} is
-raised. This function is also available as \function{unhexlify()}.
+raised.
+\end{funcdesc}
\begin{excdesc}{Error}
Exception raised on errors. These are usually programming errors.
@@ -111,9 +113,9 @@ again.
\begin{seealso}
- \seemodule{base64}{support for base64 encoding used in MIME email messages}
+ \seemodule{base64}{Support for base64 encoding used in MIME email messages.}
- \seemodule{binhex}{support for the binhex format used on the Macintosh}
+ \seemodule{binhex}{Support for the binhex format used on the Macintosh.}
- \seemodule{uu}{support for UU encoding used on \UNIX{}}
+ \seemodule{uu}{Support for UU encoding used on \UNIX.}
\end{seealso}