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diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst index 20f3b25..ce19fd26 100644 --- a/Doc/library/os.rst +++ b/Doc/library/os.rst @@ -2228,9 +2228,11 @@ features: If optional argument *topdown* is ``True`` or not specified, the triple for a directory is generated before the triples for any of its subdirectories - (directories are generated top-down). If *topdown* is ``False``, the triple for a - directory is generated after the triples for all of its subdirectories - (directories are generated bottom-up). + (directories are generated top-down). If *topdown* is ``False``, the triple + for a directory is generated after the triples for all of its subdirectories + (directories are generated bottom-up). No matter the value of *topdown*, the + list of subdirectories is retrieved before the tuples for the directory and + its subdirectories are generated. When *topdown* is ``True``, the caller can modify the *dirnames* list in-place (perhaps using :keyword:`del` or slice assignment), and :func:`walk` will only |