[Python-checkins] r52497 - python/trunk/Doc/lib/libitertools.tex

[georg.brandl]

Author: georg.brandl
Date: Sat Oct 28 18:04:04 2006
New Revision: 52497

Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/lib/libitertools.tex
Log:
Fix nth() itertool recipe.


Modified: python/trunk/Doc/lib/libitertools.tex
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/lib/libitertools.tex	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/lib/libitertools.tex	Sat Oct 28 18:04:04 2006
@@ -474,8 +474,8 @@
     return izip(mapping.iterkeys(), mapping.itervalues())
 
 def nth(iterable, n):
-    "Returns the nth item"
-    return list(islice(iterable, n, n+1))
+    "Returns the nth item or raise IndexError"
+    return list(islice(iterable, n, n+1))[0]
 
 def all(seq, pred=None):
     "Returns True if pred(x) is true for every element in the iterable"