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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex index cb5acde..7ffc2ea 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex @@ -331,8 +331,10 @@ module from which it is called). representable as a Python integer, possibly embedded in whitespace; this behaves identical to \code{string.atoi(\var{x}\optional{, \var{radix}})}. The \var{radix} parameter gives the base for the - conversion and may be any integer in the range [2, 36]. If - \var{radix} is specified and \var{x} is not a string, + conversion and may be any integer in the range [2, 36], or zero. If + \var{radix} is zero, the proper radix is guessed based on the + contents of string; the interpretation is the same as for integer + literals. If \var{radix} is specified and \var{x} is not a string, \exception{TypeError} is raised. Otherwise, the argument may be a plain or long integer or a floating point number. Conversion of floating @@ -392,11 +394,13 @@ modified; changes may not affect the values of local variables used by the interpreter. \end{funcdesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{long}{x} +\begin{funcdesc}{long}{x\optional{, radix}} Convert a string or number to a long integer. If the argument is a string, it must contain a possibly signed decimal number of arbitrary size, possibly embedded in whitespace; - this behaves identical to \code{string.atol(\var{x})}. + this behaves identical to \code{string.atol(\var{x})}. The + \var{radix} argument is interpreted in the same way as for + \function{int()}, and may only be given when \var{x} is a string. Otherwise, the argument may be a plain or long integer or a floating point number, and a long integer with the same value is returned. Conversion of floating |