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diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index 9463ba7..e7add3a 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. can be found as the :attr:`compiler_flag` attribute on the :class:`_Feature` instance in the :mod:`__future__` module. + This function raises :exc:`SyntaxError` if the compiled source is invalid, + and :exc:`TypeError` if the source contains null bytes. + .. function:: complex([real[, imag]]) @@ -313,7 +316,8 @@ available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. Because :func:`dir` is supplied primarily as a convenience for use at an interactive prompt, it tries to supply an interesting set of names more than it tries to supply a rigorously or consistently defined set of names, and its - detailed behavior may change across releases. + detailed behavior may change across releases. For example, metaclass attributes + are not in the result list when the argument is a class. .. function:: divmod(a, b) @@ -907,9 +911,10 @@ available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. .. function:: reversed(seq) - Return a reverse :term:`iterator`. *seq* must be an object which supports - the sequence protocol (the :meth:`__len__` method and the :meth:`__getitem__` - method with integer arguments starting at ``0``). + Return a reverse :term:`iterator`. *seq* must be an object which has + a :meth:`__reversed__` method or supports the sequence protocol (the + :meth:`__len__` method and the :meth:`__getitem__` method with integer + arguments starting at ``0``). .. function:: round(x[, n]) |