From 59db40166760e270aab5417b5933022349cd35ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Svetlov Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:22:23 +0300 Subject: Issue #15497: Correct characters in TextWrapper.replace_whitespace docs. Patch by Chris Jerdonek. --- Doc/library/textwrap.rst | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/textwrap.rst b/Doc/library/textwrap.rst index a814962..547db79 100644 --- a/Doc/library/textwrap.rst +++ b/Doc/library/textwrap.rst @@ -109,9 +109,11 @@ indentation from strings that have unwanted whitespace to the left of the text. .. attribute:: replace_whitespace - (default: ``True``) If true, each whitespace character (as defined by - ``string.whitespace``) remaining after tab expansion will be replaced by a - single space. + (default: ``True``) If true, after tab expansion but before wrapping, + the :meth:`wrap` method will replace each whitespace character + with a single space. The whitespace characters replaced are + as follows: tab, newline, vertical tab, formfeed, and carriage + return (``'\t\n\v\f\r'``). .. note:: -- cgit v0.12