[Python-checkins] commit of r41828 - python/branches/release24-maint/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex

Tue Dec 27 00:56:08 CET 2005

Author: reinhold.birkenfeld
Date: Tue Dec 27 00:56:08 2005
New Revision: 41828
Modified:
 python/branches/release24-maint/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex
Log:
Bug #1389673: document correct return value of set methods (backport)
Modified: python/branches/release24-maint/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex
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--- python/branches/release24-maint/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex	(original)
+++ python/branches/release24-maint/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex	Tue Dec 27 00:56:08 2005
@@ -1261,17 +1261,17 @@
 \begin{tableiii}{c|c|l}{code}{Operation}{Equivalent}{Result}
 \lineiii{\var{s}.update(\var{t})}
 {\var{s} |= \var{t}}
- {return set \var{s} with elements added from \var{t}}
+ {update set \var{s}, adding elements from \var{t}}
 \lineiii{\var{s}.intersection_update(\var{t})}
 {\var{s} \&= \var{t}}
- {return set \var{s} keeping only elements also found in \var{t}}
+ {update set \var{s}, keeping only elements found in both \var{s} and \var{t}}
 \lineiii{\var{s}.difference_update(\var{t})}
 {\var{s} -= \var{t}}
- {return set \var{s} after removing elements found in \var{t}}
+ {update set \var{s}, removing elements found in \var{t}}
 \lineiii{\var{s}.symmetric_difference_update(\var{t})}
 {\var{s} \textasciicircum= \var{t}}
- {return set \var{s} with elements from \var{s} or \var{t}
- but not both}
+ {update set \var{s}, keeping only elements found in either \var{s} or \var{t}
+ but not in both}
 
 \hline
 \lineiii{\var{s}.add(\var{x})}{}
