Author: senthil.kumaran Date: Mon Aug 31 18:40:27 2009 New Revision: 74608 Log: Doc fix for the issue2637. Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/urllib.rst Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/urllib.rst ============================================================================== --- python/trunk/Doc/library/urllib.rst (original) +++ python/trunk/Doc/library/urllib.rst Mon Aug 31 18:40:27 2009 @@ -203,9 +203,10 @@ .. function:: quote(string[, safe]) Replace special characters in *string* using the ``%xx`` escape. Letters, - digits, and the characters ``'_.-'`` are never quoted. The optional *safe* - parameter specifies additional characters that should not be quoted --- its - default value is ``'/'``. + digits, and the characters ``'_.-'`` are never quoted. By default, this + function is intended for quoting the path section of the URL.The optional + *safe* parameter specifies additional characters that should not be quoted + --- its default value is ``'/'``. Example: ``quote('/~connolly/')`` yields ``'/%7econnolly/'``.