[Python-3000-checkins] r67329 - in python/branches/py3k: Doc/library/string.rst Lib/string.py

georg.brandl python-3000-checkins at python.org
Sat Nov 22 09:31:09 CET 2008


Author: georg.brandl
Date: Sat Nov 22 09:31:09 2008
New Revision: 67329

Log:
#4361: fix string.py docstring, clarify that only ASCII characters are in its constants.


Modified:
   python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/string.rst
   python/branches/py3k/Lib/string.py

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/string.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/string.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/string.rst	Sat Nov 22 09:31:09 2008
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
 .. data:: whitespace
 
-   A string containing all characters that are considered whitespace.
+   A string containing all ASCII characters that are considered whitespace.
    This includes the characters space, tab, linefeed, return, formfeed, and
    vertical tab.
 

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Lib/string.py
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Lib/string.py	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Lib/string.py	Sat Nov 22 09:31:09 2008
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
 
 Public module variables:
 
-whitespace -- a string containing all characters considered whitespace
-lowercase -- a string containing all characters considered lowercase letters
-uppercase -- a string containing all characters considered uppercase letters
-letters -- a string containing all characters considered letters
-digits -- a string containing all characters considered decimal digits
-hexdigits -- a string containing all characters considered hexadecimal digits
-octdigits -- a string containing all characters considered octal digits
-punctuation -- a string containing all characters considered punctuation
-printable -- a string containing all characters considered printable
+whitespace -- a string containing all ASCII whitespace
+ascii_lowercase -- a string containing all ASCII lowercase letters
+ascii_uppercase -- a string containing all ASCII uppercase letters
+ascii_letters -- a string containing all ASCII letters
+digits -- a string containing all ASCII decimal digits
+hexdigits -- a string containing all ASCII hexadecimal digits
+octdigits -- a string containing all ASCII octal digits
+punctuation -- a string containing all ASCII punctuation characters
+printable -- a string containing all ASCII characters considered printable
 
 """
 


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