[Python-checkins] Use double quote instead of backtick to clarify Ellipsis constant (GH-9754)

Carol Willing webhook-mailer at python.org
Mon Oct 8 11:14:19 EDT 2018


https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a8d5e2f255f1a20fc8af7dc16a7cb708e014952a
commit: a8d5e2f255f1a20fc8af7dc16a7cb708e014952a
branch: master
author: Xtreak <tirkarthi at users.noreply.github.com>
committer: Carol Willing <carolcode at willingconsulting.com>
date: 2018-10-08T20:44:16+05:30
summary:

Use double quote instead of backtick to clarify Ellipsis constant (GH-9754)

files:
M Doc/library/constants.rst

diff --git a/Doc/library/constants.rst b/Doc/library/constants.rst
index 78f161963698..a698ff8d5a5b 100644
--- a/Doc/library/constants.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/constants.rst
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ A small number of constants live in the built-in namespace.  They are:
 
 .. data:: Ellipsis
 
-   The same as ``...``.  Special value used mostly in conjunction with extended
-   slicing syntax for user-defined container data types.
+   The same as the ellipsis literal "...".  Special value used mostly in conjunction
+   with extended slicing syntax for user-defined container data types.
 
 
 .. data:: __debug__
@@ -96,4 +96,3 @@ should not be used in programs.
    Object that when printed, prints the message "Type license() to see the
    full license text", and when called, displays the full license text in a
    pager-like fashion (one screen at a time).
-



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