[Python-checkins] r57395 - python/trunk/Doc/library/rfc822.rst

[georg.brandl]

Author: georg.brandl
Date: Fri Aug 24 19:23:23 2007
New Revision: 57395

Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/library/rfc822.rst
Log:
Bug #1011: fix rfc822.Message.getheader docs.


Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/rfc822.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/library/rfc822.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/library/rfc822.rst	Fri Aug 24 19:23:23 2007
@@ -198,10 +198,12 @@
 
 .. method:: Message.getheader(name[, default])
 
-   Like ``getrawheader(name)``, but strip leading and trailing whitespace.
+   Return a single string consisting of the last header matching *name*,
+   but strip leading and trailing whitespace.
    Internal whitespace is not stripped.  The optional *default* argument can be
    used to specify a different default to be returned when there is no header
-   matching *name*.
+   matching *name*; it defaults to ``None``.
+   This is the preferred way to get parsed headers.
 
 
 .. method:: Message.get(name[, default])