[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): Issue 12003: fixing error in xrange alternative sample

[eli.bendersky]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/76e5fe8e21fd
changeset:   70284:76e5fe8e21fd
branch:      2.7
user:        Eli Bendersky <eliben at gmail.com>
date:        Mon May 23 06:10:26 2011 +0300
summary:
  Issue 12003: fixing error in xrange alternative sample

files:
  Doc/library/functions.rst |  2 +-
  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@
       also requires that the number of elements fit in a native C long.  If a
       larger range is needed, an alternate version can be crafted using the
       :mod:`itertools` module: ``islice(count(start, step),
-      (stop-start+step-1)//step)``.
+      (stop-start+step-1+2*(step<0))//step)``.
 
 
 .. function:: zip([iterable, ...])

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