[Python-3000-checkins] r60804 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functions.rst

[raymond.hettinger]

Author: raymond.hettinger
Date: Thu Feb 14 14:52:24 2008
New Revision: 60804

Modified:
   python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functions.rst
Log:
Note that the key and reverse arguments must be specified as keywords

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functions.rst
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--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functions.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functions.rst	Thu Feb 14 14:52:24 2008
@@ -979,9 +979,7 @@
 
    Return a new sorted list from the items in *iterable*.
 
-   The optional arguments *key* and *reverse* have the same meaning as
-   those for the :meth:`list.sort` method (described in section
-   :ref:`typesseq-mutable`).
+   Has two optional arguments which must be specified as keyword arguments.
 
    *key* specifies a function of one argument that is used to extract a comparison
    key from each list element: ``key=str.lower``.  The default value is ``None``.