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diff --git a/Doc/library/shlex.rst b/Doc/library/shlex.rst index 03c9f98..0113fb7 100644 --- a/Doc/library/shlex.rst +++ b/Doc/library/shlex.rst @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ The :mod:`shlex` module defines the following functions: Split the string *s* using shell-like syntax. If *comments* is :const:`False` (the default), the parsing of comments in the given string will be disabled - (setting the :attr:`commenters` member of the :class:`shlex` instance to the - empty string). This function operates in POSIX mode by default, but uses + (setting the :attr:`commenters` attribute of the :class:`shlex` instance to + the empty string). This function operates in POSIX mode by default, but uses non-POSIX mode if the *posix* argument is false. .. note:: @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ The :mod:`shlex` module defines the following class: from. It must be a file-/stream-like object with :meth:`read` and :meth:`readline` methods, or a string. If no argument is given, input will be taken from ``sys.stdin``. The second optional argument is a filename - string, which sets the initial value of the :attr:`infile` member. If the + string, which sets the initial value of the :attr:`infile` attribute. If the *instream* argument is omitted or equal to ``sys.stdin``, this second argument defaults to "stdin". The *posix* argument defines the operational mode: when *posix* is not true (default), the :class:`shlex` instance will @@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ either control lexical analysis or can be used for debugging: .. attribute:: shlex.source - This member is ``None`` by default. If you assign a string to it, that string - will be recognized as a lexical-level inclusion request similar to the + This attribute is ``None`` by default. If you assign a string to it, that + string will be recognized as a lexical-level inclusion request similar to the ``source`` keyword in various shells. That is, the immediately following token will opened as a filename and input taken from that stream until EOF, at which point the :meth:`close` method of that stream will be called and the input @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ either control lexical analysis or can be used for debugging: .. attribute:: shlex.debug - If this member is numeric and ``1`` or more, a :class:`shlex` instance will + If this attribute is numeric and ``1`` or more, a :class:`shlex` instance will print verbose progress output on its behavior. If you need to use this, you can read the module source code to learn the details. |