[Python-checkins] r83387 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/optparse.rst

[georg.brandl]

Author: georg.brandl
Date: Sun Aug  1 08:53:28 2010
New Revision: 83387

Log:
#8735: better explain semantics of *values* argument for parse().

Modified:
   python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/optparse.rst

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/optparse.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/optparse.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/optparse.rst	Sun Aug  1 08:53:28 2010
@@ -1234,8 +1234,9 @@
    the list of arguments to process (default: ``sys.argv[1:]``)
 
 ``values``
-   object to store option arguments in (default: a new instance of
-   :class:`optparse.Values`)
+   a :class:`optparse.Values` object to store option arguments in (default: a
+   new instance of :class:`Values`) -- if you give an existing object, the
+   option defaults will not be initialized on it
 
 and the return values are