[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Doc/lib libfuncs.tex,1.72,1.73

Fred L. Drake python-dev@python.org
Wed, 03 Jan 2001 21:09:18 -0800


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv3897/lib

Modified Files:
	libfuncs.tex 
Log Message:

Description of long():  A string parameter is no longer required to be
                        *decimal*.

This closes SF bug #127273.


Index: libfuncs.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex,v
retrieving revision 1.72
retrieving revision 1.73
diff -C2 -r1.72 -r1.73
*** libfuncs.tex	2000/11/17 19:44:14	1.72
--- libfuncs.tex	2001/01/04 05:09:16	1.73
***************
*** 397,401 ****
  \begin{funcdesc}{long}{x\optional{, radix}}
    Convert a string or number to a long integer.  If the argument is a
!   string, it must contain a possibly signed decimal number of
    arbitrary size, possibly embedded in whitespace;
    this behaves identical to \code{string.atol(\var{x})}.  The
--- 397,401 ----
  \begin{funcdesc}{long}{x\optional{, radix}}
    Convert a string or number to a long integer.  If the argument is a
!   string, it must contain a possibly signed number of
    arbitrary size, possibly embedded in whitespace;
    this behaves identical to \code{string.atol(\var{x})}.  The