[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/lib libfuncs.tex,1.132,1.133

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv850

Modified Files:
	libfuncs.tex 
Log Message:
Patch #744877: Explain filter in terms of list comprehension. Remove
explanation of int in terms of string.atoi. Explain sum in terms of
reduce.


Index: libfuncs.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex,v
retrieving revision 1.132
retrieving revision 1.133
diff -C2 -d -r1.132 -r1.133
*** libfuncs.tex	10 May 2003 19:46:39 -0000	1.132
--- libfuncs.tex	31 May 2003 08:02:38 -0000	1.133
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*** 440,443 ****
--- 440,448 ----
    function is assumed, that is, all elements of \var{list} that are false
    (zero or empty) are removed.
+ 
+   Note that \code{filter(function, list)} equals
+   \code{[item for item in list if function(item)]} if function is not
+   \code{None} and \code{[item for item in list if item]} if function is
+   None.
  \end{funcdesc}
  
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*** 538,544 ****
    Convert a string or number to a plain integer.  If the argument is a
    string, it must contain a possibly signed decimal number
!   representable as a Python integer, possibly embedded in whitespace;
!   this behaves identical to \code{string.atoi(\var{x}\optional{,
!   \var{radix}})}.  The \var{radix} parameter gives the base for the
    conversion and may be any integer in the range [2, 36], or zero.  If
    \var{radix} is zero, the proper radix is guessed based on the
--- 543,548 ----
    Convert a string or number to a plain integer.  If the argument is a
    string, it must contain a possibly signed decimal number
!   representable as a Python integer, possibly embedded in whitespace.
!   The \var{radix} parameter gives the base for the
    conversion and may be any integer in the range [2, 36], or zero.  If
    \var{radix} is zero, the proper radix is guessed based on the
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*** 905,908 ****
--- 909,913 ----
    to be strings.  The fast, correct way to concatenate sequence of
    strings is by calling \code{''.join(\var{sequence})}.
+   Note that \code{sum(range(n), m)} equals \code{reduce(operator.add, range(n), m)}
    \versionadded{2.3}
  \end{funcdesc}