[Python-checkins] r58217 - in python/trunk/Doc: library/decimal.rst tutorial/inputoutput.rst

georg.brandl python-checkins at python.org
Thu Sep 20 10:45:13 CEST 2007


Author: georg.brandl
Date: Thu Sep 20 10:44:59 2007
New Revision: 58217

Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/library/decimal.rst
   python/trunk/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst
Log:
alternate -> alternative.


Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/decimal.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/library/decimal.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/library/decimal.rst	Thu Sep 20 10:44:59 2007
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@
 
 The usual approach to working with decimals is to create :class:`Decimal`
 instances and then apply arithmetic operations which take place within the
-current context for the active thread.  An alternate approach is to use context
+current context for the active thread.  An alternative approach is to use context
 methods for calculating within a specific context.  The methods are similar to
 those for the :class:`Decimal` class and are only briefly recounted here.
 

Modified: python/trunk/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/tutorial/inputoutput.rst	Thu Sep 20 10:44:59 2007
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
    >>> f.readlines()
    ['This is the first line of the file.\n', 'Second line of the file\n']
 
-An alternate approach to reading lines is to loop over the file object. This is
+An alternative approach to reading lines is to loop over the file object. This is
 memory efficient, fast, and leads to simpler code::
 
    >>> for line in f:


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