[Python-checkins] r52464 - python/trunk/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex

[andrew.kuchling]

Author: andrew.kuchling
Date: Fri Oct 27 14:50:38 2006
New Revision: 52464

Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex
Log:
[Bug #1583946] Reword description of server and issuer

Modified: python/trunk/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex	Fri Oct 27 14:50:38 2006
@@ -712,14 +712,15 @@
 \end{methoddesc}
 
 \begin{methoddesc}{server}{}
-Returns a string containing the ASN.1 distinguished name identifying the 
-server's certificate.  (See below for an example
-showing what distinguished names look like.)
+Returns a string describing the server's certificate.
+Useful for debugging purposes; do not parse the content of this string
+because its format can't be parsed unambiguously.
 \end{methoddesc}
 
 \begin{methoddesc}{issuer}{}
-Returns a string containing the ASN.1 distinguished name identifying the
-issuer of the server's certificate.
+Returns a string describing the issuer of the server's certificate.
+Useful for debugging purposes; do not parse the content of this string
+because its format can't be parsed unambiguously.
 \end{methoddesc}
 
 \subsection{Example \label{socket-example}}