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diff --git a/Doc/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/libfuncs.tex index b37920d..379011d 100644 --- a/Doc/libfuncs.tex +++ b/Doc/libfuncs.tex @@ -239,8 +239,10 @@ there's no reliable way to determine whether this is the case.} \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{pow}{x\, y\optional{\, z}} - Return \var{x} to the power \var{y}; if \var{z} is present, $x^y \bmod z$ - is returned. The arguments must have + Return \var{x} to the power \var{y}; if \var{z} is present, return + \var{x} to the power \var{y}, modulo \var{z} (computed more + efficiently that \code{pow(\var{x}, \var{y}) \% \var{z}}). + The arguments must have numeric types. With mixed operand types, the rules for binary arithmetic operators apply. The effective operand type is also the type of the result; if the result is not expressible in this type, the @@ -354,6 +356,14 @@ always attempt to return a string that is acceptable to \code{eval()}; its goal is to return a printable string. \end{funcdesc} +\begin{funcdesc}{tuple}{object} +Return a tuple whose items are the same and in the same order as +\var{object}'s items. If \var{object} is alread a tuple, it +is returned unchanged. For instance, \code{tuple('abc')} returns +returns \code{('a', 'b', 'c')} and \code{tuple([1, 2, 3])} returns +\code{(1, 2, 3)}. +\end{funcdesc} + \begin{funcdesc}{type}{object} % XXXJH xref to buil-in objects here? Return the type of an \var{object}. The return value is a type |