[Python-checkins] cpython (3.4): Issue24898 - Improve str.find documentation.

senthil.kumaran python-checkins at python.org
Sun Jan 3 21:00:39 EST 2016


https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/7150e8a38c63
changeset:   99766:7150e8a38c63
branch:      3.4
parent:      99762:fae779a811ec
user:        Senthil Kumaran <senthil at uthcode.com>
date:        Sun Jan 03 17:57:10 2016 -0800
summary:
  Issue24898 - Improve str.find documentation.

Simplify str.find explaination as per Georg Brandl's suggestion.

files:
  Doc/library/stdtypes.rst |  7 +++----
  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
--- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
@@ -1563,10 +1563,9 @@
 
 .. method:: str.find(sub[, start[, end]])
 
-   Return the lowest index in the string where substring *sub* is found, such
-   that *sub* is contained in the slice ``s[start:end]``.  Optional arguments
-   *start* and *end* are interpreted as in slice notation.  Return ``-1`` if
-   *sub* is not found.
+   Return the lowest index in the string where substring *sub* is found within
+   the slice ``s[start:end]``.  Optional arguments *start* and *end* are
+   interpreted as in slice notation.  Return ``-1`` if *sub* is not found.
 
    .. note::
 

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


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