[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): #20063: Remove inaccurate/confusing statement about support of 'pop' method.

Thu Dec 26 04:27:15 CET 2013

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/3598805d7636
changeset: 88191:3598805d7636
branch: 2.7
parent: 88188:50d8e0edfc3f
user: R David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com>
date: Wed Dec 25 22:26:59 2013 -0500
summary:
 #20063: Remove inaccurate/confusing statement about support of 'pop' method.
Patch by Gennadiy Zlobin.
files:
 Doc/library/stdtypes.rst | 5 ++---
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
--- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
@@ -1668,9 +1668,8 @@
 Previously, all negative indices were truncated to zero.
 
 (6)
- The :meth:`pop` method is only supported by the list and array types. The
- optional argument *i* defaults to ``-1``, so that by default the last item is
- removed and returned.
+ The :meth:`pop` method's optional argument *i* defaults to ``-1``, so that
+ by default the last item is removed and returned.
 
 (7)
 The :meth:`sort` and :meth:`reverse` methods modify the list in place for
-- 
Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython
