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diff --git a/Doc/library/fnmatch.rst b/Doc/library/fnmatch.rst index aed8991..7cddecd 100644 --- a/Doc/library/fnmatch.rst +++ b/Doc/library/fnmatch.rst @@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ Also note that :func:`functools.lru_cache` with the *maxsize* of 32768 is used t cache the compiled regex patterns in the following functions: :func:`fnmatch`, :func:`fnmatchcase`, :func:`.filter`. -.. function:: fnmatch(filename, pattern) +.. function:: fnmatch(name, pat) - Test whether the *filename* string matches the *pattern* string, returning - :const:`True` or :const:`False`. Both parameters are case-normalized + Test whether the filename string *name* matches the pattern string *pat*, + returning ``True`` or ``False``. Both parameters are case-normalized using :func:`os.path.normcase`. :func:`fnmatchcase` can be used to perform a case-sensitive comparison, regardless of whether that's standard for the operating system. @@ -69,22 +69,24 @@ cache the compiled regex patterns in the following functions: :func:`fnmatch`, print(file) -.. function:: fnmatchcase(filename, pattern) +.. function:: fnmatchcase(name, pat) - Test whether *filename* matches *pattern*, returning :const:`True` or - :const:`False`; the comparison is case-sensitive and does not apply - :func:`os.path.normcase`. + Test whether the filename string *name* matches the pattern string *pat*, + returning ``True`` or ``False``; + the comparison is case-sensitive and does not apply :func:`os.path.normcase`. -.. function:: filter(names, pattern) +.. function:: filter(names, pat) - Construct a list from those elements of the iterable *names* that match *pattern*. It is the same as - ``[n for n in names if fnmatch(n, pattern)]``, but implemented more efficiently. + Construct a list from those elements of the :term:`iterable` *names* + that match pattern *pat*. + It is the same as ``[n for n in names if fnmatch(n, pat)]``, + but implemented more efficiently. -.. function:: translate(pattern) +.. function:: translate(pat) - Return the shell-style *pattern* converted to a regular expression for + Return the shell-style pattern *pat* converted to a regular expression for using with :func:`re.match`. Example: |