[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/tut tut.tex,1.177,1.178

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/tut
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv10667

Modified Files:
	tut.tex 
Log Message:
SF bug #699237: Tutorial uses omitted slice indices before explaining them

Moved up the explanation of slice default arguments.


Index: tut.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/tut/tut.tex,v
retrieving revision 1.177
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diff -C2 -d -r1.177 -r1.178
*** tut.tex	1 Mar 2003 03:20:39 -0000	1.177
--- tut.tex	12 Mar 2003 04:46:52 -0000	1.178
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  \end{verbatim}
  
+ Slice indices have useful defaults; an omitted first index defaults to
+ zero, an omitted second index defaults to the size of the string being
+ sliced.
+ 
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ >>> word[:2]    # The first two characters
+ 'He'
+ >>> word[2:]    # All but the first two characters
+ 'lpA'
+ \end{verbatim}
+ 
  Unlike a C string, Python strings cannot be changed.  Assigning to an 
  indexed position in the string results in an error:
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  >>> 'Splat' + word[4]
  'SplatA'
- \end{verbatim}
- 
- Slice indices have useful defaults; an omitted first index defaults to
- zero, an omitted second index defaults to the size of the string being
- sliced.
- 
- \begin{verbatim}
- >>> word[:2]    # The first two characters
- 'He'
- >>> word[2:]    # All but the first two characters
- 'lpA'
  \end{verbatim}
  
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