[Python-Dev] Warnings

[Georg Brandl]

Am 07.12.2011 02:23, schrieb Cameron Simpson:
> On 30Nov2011 22:10, Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettinger at gmail.com> wrote:
> | When updating the documentation, please don't go overboard with warnings.
> | The docs need to be worded affirmatively -- say what a tool does and show how to use it correctly.
> | See http://docs.python.org/documenting/style.html#affirmative-tone
> 
> I come to this late, but if we're going after the docs...
> 
> At the above link one finds this text:
> 
>   This assures that files are flushed [...]
> 
> It does not. It _ensures_ that files are flushed. The doco style "affirmative
> tone" _assures_. The coding practice _ensures_!
> 
> Pedanticly,

Oh, come on, surely this doesn't effect the casual reader?

Georg