diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'Doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/functools.rst | 33 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/functools.rst b/Doc/library/functools.rst index 93b2b4a..0c5e57b 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functools.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functools.rst @@ -19,23 +19,22 @@ The :mod:`functools` module defines the following functions: .. function:: cmp_to_key(func) - Transform an old-style comparison function to a key-function. Used with - tools that accept key functions (such as :func:`sorted`, :func:`min`, - :func:`max`, :func:`heapq.nlargest`, :func:`heapq.nsmallest`, - :func:`itertools.groupby`). - This function is primarily used as a transition tool for programs - being converted to Py3.x where comparison functions are no longer - supported. - - A compare function is any callable that accept two arguments, compares - them, and returns a negative number for less-than, zero for equality, - or a positive number for greater-than. A key function is a callable - that accepts one argument and returns another value that indicates - the position in the desired collation sequence. - - Example:: - - sorted(iterable, key=cmp_to_key(locale.strcoll)) # locale-aware sort order + Transform an old-style comparison function to a key-function. Used with + tools that accept key functions (such as :func:`sorted`, :func:`min`, + :func:`max`, :func:`heapq.nlargest`, :func:`heapq.nsmallest`, + :func:`itertools.groupby`). This function is primarily used as a transition + tool for programs being converted to Py3.x where comparison functions are no + longer supported. + + A compare function is any callable that accept two arguments, compares them, + and returns a negative number for less-than, zero for equality, or a positive + number for greater-than. A key function is a callable that accepts one + argument and returns another value that indicates the position in the desired + collation sequence. + + Example:: + + sorted(iterable, key=cmp_to_key(locale.strcoll)) # locale-aware sort order .. versionadded:: 2.7 |