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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/coverage/plugin_support.py b/coverage/plugin_support.py
index 5c577be..23c1bc1 100644
--- a/coverage/plugin_support.py
+++ b/coverage/plugin_support.py
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ class Plugins(object):
def add_file_tracer(self, plugin):
"""Add a file tracer plugin.
- ``plugin`` must implement the :meth:`CoveragePlugin.file_tracer` method.
+ `plugin` is an instance of a third-party plugin class. It must
+ implement the :meth:`CoveragePlugin.file_tracer` method.
"""
self._add_plugin(plugin, self.file_tracers)
@@ -67,13 +68,8 @@ class Plugins(object):
def _add_plugin(self, plugin, specialized):
"""Add a plugin object.
- Arguments:
- plugin (CoveragePlugin): the plugin to add.
-
- specialized (list): the list of plugins to add this to.
-
- Returns:
- plugin: may be a different object than passed in.
+ `plugin` is a :class:`CoveragePlugin` instance to add. `specialized`
+ is a list to append the plugin to.
"""
plugin_name = "%s.%s" % (self.current_module, plugin.__class__.__name__)
@@ -89,7 +85,6 @@ class Plugins(object):
self.names[plugin_name] = plugin
if specialized is not None:
specialized.append(plugin)
- return plugin
def __nonzero__(self):
return bool(self.order)