[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Doc/lib libbinascii.tex,1.15,1.16

[Guido van Rossum]

Update of /projects/cvsroot/python/dist/src/Doc/lib
In directory eric:/projects/python/develop/guido/Doc/lib

Modified Files:
	libbinascii.tex 
Log Message:
Added docs for new crc32() function.  By Jim Ahlstrom.

(Fred, please check.)


Index: libbinascii.tex
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RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libbinascii.tex,v
retrieving revision 1.15
retrieving revision 1.16
diff -C2 -r1.15 -r1.16
*** libbinascii.tex	1999/04/23 15:42:36	1.15
--- libbinascii.tex	2000/02/16 21:13:37	1.16
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*** 72,75 ****
--- 72,87 ----
  \var{crc} and returning the result.
  \end{funcdesc}
+ 
+ \begin{funcdesc}{crc32}{data\optional{, crc}}
+ Compute CRC-32, the 32-bit checksum of data, starting with an initial
+ crc.  This is consistent with the ZIP file checksum.  Use as follows:
+ \begin{verbatim}
+     print binascii.crc32("hello world")
+     # Or, in two pieces:
+     crc = binascii.crc32("hello")
+     crc = binascii.crc32(" world", crc)
+     print crc
+ \end{verbatim}
+ \end{funcdesc}
   
  \begin{excdesc}{Error}