[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Doc/lib libstdtypes.tex,1.79,1.80

[Fred L. Drake]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv23097/lib

Modified Files:
	libstdtypes.tex 
Log Message:
Added documentation for str.decode().
This closes SF bug #490823.


Index: libstdtypes.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex,v
retrieving revision 1.79
retrieving revision 1.80
diff -C2 -d -r1.79 -r1.80
*** libstdtypes.tex	2001/12/03 22:15:56	1.79
--- libstdtypes.tex	2001/12/10 16:43:08	1.80
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*** 503,506 ****
--- 503,516 ----
  \end{methoddesc}
  
+ \begin{methoddesc}[string]{decode}{\optional{encoding\optional{, errors}}}
+ Decodes the string using the codec registered for \var{encoding}.
+ \var{encoding} defaults to the default string encoding.  \var{errors}
+ may be given to set a different error handling scheme.  The default is
+ \code{'strict'}, meaning that encoding errors raise
+ \exception{ValueError}.  Other possible values are \code{'ignore'} and
+ \code{replace'}.
+ \versionadded{2.2}
+ \end{methoddesc}
+ 
  \begin{methoddesc}[string]{encode}{\optional{encoding\optional{,errors}}}
  Return an encoded version of the string.  Default encoding is the current