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| author | Andrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca> | 2000-09-04 03:19:48 +0000 |
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| committer | Andrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca> | 2000-09-04 03:19:48 +0000 |
| commit | 2cb176f3279060a55b650a826ccfe9db538d3cc5 (patch) | |
| tree | 837aea5e10dc27f6b196b655cc229f0642d6ce2e /Lib/pre.py | |
| parent | f4d189f70b768d0eb7309dcecfad40fe0cfd21af (diff) | |
| download | cpython-git-2cb176f3279060a55b650a826ccfe9db538d3cc5.tar.gz | |
Correct docstring about return value when group didn't participate in match
(pointed out by /F)
Diffstat (limited to 'Lib/pre.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/pre.py | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/pre.py b/Lib/pre.py index 3086bd4546..9dedb9c79c 100644 --- a/Lib/pre.py +++ b/Lib/pre.py @@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ class MatchObject: Return the index of the start of the substring matched by group; group defaults to zero (meaning the whole matched - substring). Return None if group exists but did not contribute + substring). Return -1 if group exists but did not contribute to the match. """ @@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ class MatchObject: Return the indices of the end of the substring matched by group; group defaults to zero (meaning the whole matched - substring). Return None if group exists but did not contribute + substring). Return -1 if group exists but did not contribute to the match. """ @@ -557,8 +557,8 @@ class MatchObject: """span([group=0]) -> tuple Return the 2-tuple (m.start(group), m.end(group)). Note that - if group did not contribute to the match, this is (None, - None). Group defaults to zero (meaning the whole matched + if group did not contribute to the match, this is (-1, + -1). Group defaults to zero (meaning the whole matched substring). """ |