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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/list.rst b/Doc/c-api/list.rst index 2ce5ade875..ebbab13b92 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/list.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/list.rst @@ -149,9 +149,10 @@ List Objects .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyList_GetSlice(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t low, Py_ssize_t high) - Return a list of the objects in *list* containing the objects *between* - *low* and *high*. Return *NULL* and set an exception if unsuccessful. - Analogous to ``list[low:high]``. + Return a list of the objects in *list* containing the objects *between* *low* + and *high*. Return *NULL* and set an exception if unsuccessful. Analogous + to ``list[low:high]``. Negative indices, as when slicing from Python, are not + supported. .. versionchanged:: 2.5 This function used an :ctype:`int` for *low* and *high*. This might @@ -163,7 +164,8 @@ List Objects Set the slice of *list* between *low* and *high* to the contents of *itemlist*. Analogous to ``list[low:high] = itemlist``. The *itemlist* may be *NULL*, indicating the assignment of an empty list (slice deletion). - Return ``0`` on success, ``-1`` on failure. + Return ``0`` on success, ``-1`` on failure. Negative indices, as when + slicing from Python, are not supported. .. versionchanged:: 2.5 This function used an :ctype:`int` for *low* and *high*. This might |