[Python-checkins] r86902 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functools.rst

raymond.hettinger python-checkins at python.org
Tue Nov 30 21:02:57 CET 2010


Author: raymond.hettinger
Date: Tue Nov 30 21:02:57 2010
New Revision: 86902

Log:
Documentation nits.

Modified:
   python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functools.rst

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functools.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functools.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/functools.rst	Tue Nov 30 21:02:57 2010
@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@
    :attr:`__wrapped__` attribute.  This is useful for introspection, for
    bypassing the cache, or for rewrapping the function with a different cache.
 
-   A `LRU (least recently used) cache
+   An `LRU (least recently used) cache
    <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_algorithms#Least_Recently_Used>`_ works
    best when more recent calls are the best predictors of upcoming calls (for
    example, the most popular articles on a news server tend to change daily).
    The cache's size limit assures that the cache does not grow without bound on
    long-running processes such as web servers.
 
-   Example -- Caching static web content::
+   Example of an LRU cache for static web content::
 
-        @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=20)
+        @lru_cache(maxsize=20)
         def get_pep(num):
             'Retrieve text of a Python Enhancement Proposal'
             resource = 'http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-%04d/' % num


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