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Diffstat (limited to 'Lib/ConfigParser.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/ConfigParser.py | 11 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/ConfigParser.py b/Lib/ConfigParser.py index 3f041c734f..3e2175f049 100644 --- a/Lib/ConfigParser.py +++ b/Lib/ConfigParser.py @@ -550,11 +550,12 @@ class ConfigParser(RawConfigParser): def get(self, section, option, raw=False, vars=None): """Get an option value for a given section. - All % interpolations are expanded in the return values, based on the - defaults passed into the constructor, unless the optional argument - `raw' is true. Additional substitutions may be provided using the - `vars' argument, which must be a dictionary whose contents overrides - any pre-existing defaults. + If `vars' is provided, it must be a dictionary. The option is looked up + in `vars' (if provided), `section', and in `defaults' in that order. + + All % interpolations are expanded in the return values, unless the + optional argument `raw' is true. Values for interpolation keys are + looked up in the same manner as the option. The section DEFAULT is special. """ |