[Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.5 -> 3.6): Issue #1446619: Merge slicing description from 3.5
martin.panter
python-checkins at python.org
Sat Dec 24 03:49:28 EST 2016
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/031af2160094
changeset: 105807:031af2160094
branch: 3.6
parent: 105802:52db2072e88b
parent: 105806:b0b17b41edfc
user: Martin Panter <vadmium+py at gmail.com>
date: Sat Dec 24 08:31:11 2016 +0000
summary:
Issue #1446619: Merge slicing description from 3.5
files:
Doc/library/stdtypes.rst | 6 ++++--
1 files changed, 4 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
@@ -942,8 +942,10 @@
The slice of *s* from *i* to *j* with step *k* is defined as the sequence of
items with index ``x = i + n*k`` such that ``0 <= n < (j-i)/k``. In other words,
the indices are ``i``, ``i+k``, ``i+2*k``, ``i+3*k`` and so on, stopping when
- *j* is reached (but never including *j*). If *i* or *j* is greater than
- ``len(s)``, use ``len(s)``. If *i* or *j* are omitted or ``None``, they become
+ *j* is reached (but never including *j*). When *k* is positive,
+ *i* and *j* are reduced to ``len(s)`` if they are greater.
+ When *k* is negative, *i* and *j* are reduced to ``len(s) - 1`` if
+ they are greater. If *i* or *j* are omitted or ``None``, they become
"end" values (which end depends on the sign of *k*). Note, *k* cannot be zero.
If *k* is ``None``, it is treated like ``1``.
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