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diff --git a/Doc/library/shlex.rst b/Doc/library/shlex.rst index 4c509d8..7d88610 100644 --- a/Doc/library/shlex.rst +++ b/Doc/library/shlex.rst @@ -43,15 +43,14 @@ The :mod:`shlex` module defines the following class: A :class:`shlex` instance or subclass instance is a lexical analyzer object. The initialization argument, if present, specifies where to read characters from. It must be a file-/stream-like object with :meth:`read` and - :meth:`readline` methods, or a string (strings are accepted since Python 2.3). - 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 *instream* argument is omitted or equal to - ``sys.stdin``, this second argument defaults to "stdin". The *posix* argument - was introduced in Python 2.3, and defines the operational mode. When *posix* is - not true (default), the :class:`shlex` instance will operate in compatibility - mode. When operating in POSIX mode, :class:`shlex` will try to be as close as - possible to the POSIX shell parsing rules. + :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 + *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 + operate in compatibility mode. When operating in POSIX mode, :class:`shlex` + will try to be as close as possible to the POSIX shell parsing rules. .. seealso:: |