[Python-checkins] r70438 - python/trunk/Doc/library/functions.rst

A.M. Kuchling amk at amk.ca
Tue Mar 17 23:13:08 CET 2009


On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 02:21:38PM -0700, Raymond Hettinger wrote:
> The functions.rst page is now approx 1600 lines long.
> Don't you think that is a little long for only a handful
> of  functions.  It is no longer easily possible to read
> in one sitting what all of the builtin functions do.

Right now that page is an alphabetical list of functions.  Should it
be broken up into thematically-related groups?  e.g. abs(), bin(),
complex() go into a 'Math Built-In' section, all(), any(), iter(), go
into 'Iterator Built-Ins', and so on?

--amk




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