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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libbisect.tex b/Doc/lib/libbisect.tex index 2b27b9f..94d5175 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libbisect.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libbisect.tex @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The following functions are provided: \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{bisect}{\unspecified} - Alias for \function{bisect_right()} for backward compatibility. + Alias for \function{bisect_right()}. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{insort_left}{list, item\optional{, lo\optional{, hi}}} @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The following functions are provided: \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{insort}{\unspecified} - Alias for \function{insort_right()} for backward compatibility. + Alias for \function{insort_right()}. \end{funcdesc} @@ -65,16 +65,16 @@ The following functions are provided: \nodename{bisect-example} The \function{bisect()} function is generally useful for categorizing -numeric data. This example uses \function{bisect_right()} to look up a +numeric data. This example uses \function{bisect()} to look up a letter grade for an exam total (say) based on a set of ordered numeric breakpoints: 85 and up is an `A', 75..84 is a `B', etc. \begin{verbatim} >>> grades = "FEDCBA" >>> breakpoints = [30, 44, 66, 75, 85] ->>> from bisect import bisect_right +>>> from bisect import bisect >>> def grade(total): -... return grades[bisect_right(breakpoints, total)] +... return grades[bisect(breakpoints, total)] ... >>> grade(66) 'C' |