[Python-checkins] cpython (3.4): Issue #21488: Fix doc of codecs.decode() and codecs.encode(), no keyword

[victor.stinner]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/2e116176a81f
changeset:   90698:2e116176a81f
branch:      3.4
parent:      90695:3b27f3acf0c4
user:        Victor Stinner <victor.stinner at gmail.com>
date:        Wed May 14 17:08:45 2014 +0200
summary:
  Issue #21488: Fix doc of codecs.decode() and codecs.encode(), no keyword support.
Patch written by Brad Aylsworth.

files:
  Doc/library/codecs.rst |  10 ++++++----
  Misc/ACKS              |   1 +
  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/codecs.rst b/Doc/library/codecs.rst
--- a/Doc/library/codecs.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/codecs.rst
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 
 It defines the following functions:
 
-.. function:: encode(obj, encoding='utf-8', errors='strict')
+.. function:: encode(obj, [encoding[, errors]])
 
-   Encodes *obj* using the codec registered for *encoding*.
+   Encodes *obj* using the codec registered for *encoding*. The default
+   encoding is ``utf-8``.
 
    *Errors* may be given to set the desired error handling scheme. The
    default error handler is ``strict`` meaning that encoding errors raise
@@ -32,9 +33,10 @@
    :exc:`UnicodeEncodeError`). Refer to :ref:`codec-base-classes` for more
    information on codec error handling.
 
-.. function:: decode(obj, encoding='utf-8', errors='strict')
+.. function:: decode(obj, [encoding[, errors]])
 
-   Decodes *obj* using the codec registered for *encoding*.
+   Decodes *obj* using the codec registered for *encoding*. The default
+   encoding is ``utf-8``.
 
    *Errors* may be given to set the desired error handling scheme. The
    default error handler is ``strict`` meaning that decoding errors raise
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 Chris AtLee
 Aymeric Augustin
 John Aycock
+Brad Aylsworth
 Donovan Baarda
 Arne Babenhauserheide
 Attila Babo

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