string() - Is this some kind of sick joke?

[Gerhard Häring]

Daniel Gowans wrote:
> There is some sick joke in the python 2.2.2 documentation I have. 
> This is located in the ActivePython documentation:
> 
> strip(s[, chars]) 
> [works for string methods, but not for the string module]

We've had this question asked on this list a few weeks ago, and I 
reported a bug. It should be fixed in CVS head and 2.2-maint now.

See:

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=697220&group_id=5470&atid=105470

Older related items:

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=5470&atid=105470&func=detail&aid=656049
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=5470&atid=105470&func=detail&aid=639170

-- Gerhard