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diff --git a/Doc/library/locale.rst b/Doc/library/locale.rst index 381107e4c1..da3a8437bb 100644 --- a/Doc/library/locale.rst +++ b/Doc/library/locale.rst @@ -225,12 +225,11 @@ The :mod:`locale` module defines the following exception and functions: .. function:: strxfrm(string) - .. index:: builtin: cmp - - Transforms a string to one that can be used for the built-in function - :func:`cmp`, and still returns locale-aware results. This function can be used - when the same string is compared repeatedly, e.g. when collating a sequence of - strings. + Transforms a string to one that can be used in locale-aware + comparisons. For example, ``strxfrm(s1) < strxfrm(s2)`` is + equivalent to ``strcoll(s1, s2) < 0``. This function can be used + when the same string is compared repeatedly, e.g. when collating a + sequence of strings. .. function:: format(format, val[, grouping[, monetary]]) |