[Python-checkins] cpython (3.2): #14763: document default maxsplit value for str.split.

[ezio.melotti]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/62659067f5b6
changeset:   76856:62659067f5b6
branch:      3.2
parent:      76852:e472481b6d73
user:        Ezio Melotti <ezio.melotti at gmail.com>
date:        Thu May 10 15:30:42 2012 +0300
summary:
  #14763: document default maxsplit value for str.split.

files:
  Doc/library/stdtypes.rst |  4 ++--
  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
--- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
@@ -1304,8 +1304,8 @@
    Return a list of the words in the string, using *sep* as the delimiter
    string.  If *maxsplit* is given, at most *maxsplit* splits are done (thus,
    the list will have at most ``maxsplit+1`` elements).  If *maxsplit* is not
-   specified, then there is no limit on the number of splits (all possible
-   splits are made).
+   specified or ``-1``, then there is no limit on the number of splits
+   (all possible splits are made).
 
    If *sep* is given, consecutive delimiters are not grouped together and are
    deemed to delimit empty strings (for example, ``'1,,2'.split(',')`` returns

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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython