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Title: Minor config parser doc change
Type: enhancement Stage: resolved
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 3.2, Python 3.3, Python 3.4, Python 2.7
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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
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Assigned To: docs@python Nosy List: BreamoreBoy, docs@python, python-dev, r.david.murray
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Created on 2012-09-29 13:43 by BreamoreBoy, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg171573 - (view) Author: Mark Lawrence (BreamoreBoy) * Date: 2012-09-29 13:43
From http://docs.python.org/library/configparser.html#examples

float = config.getfloat('Section1', 'float')
int = config.getint('Section1', 'int')
print float + int

It's not a good idea to have float or int used like this in examples.  Maybe my_float and my_int or sec1_float and sec_int?
msg171584 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2012-09-29 18:44
New changeset 178e7183931e by R David Murray in branch '3.2':
#16085: Don't promote shadowing builtins in the configparser example.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/178e7183931e

New changeset 769247e6edbf by R David Murray in branch '3.3':
Merge #16085: Don't promote shadowing builtins in the configparser example.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/769247e6edbf

New changeset 1c9b0b37f097 by R David Murray in branch 'default':
Merge #16085: Don't promote shadowing builtins in the configparser example.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/1c9b0b37f097

New changeset 1ee270d522f3 by R David Murray in branch '2.7':
#16085: Don't promote shadowing builtins in the configparser example.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/1ee270d522f3
msg171585 - (view) Author: R. David Murray (r.david.murray) * (Python committer) Date: 2012-09-29 18:45
Fixed.  Thanks, Mark.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:36adminsetgithub: 60289
2012-09-29 18:45:27r.david.murraysetstatus: open -> closed

versions: + Python 2.7, Python 3.2, Python 3.3, Python 3.4
nosy: + r.david.murray

messages: + msg171585
resolution: fixed
stage: resolved
2012-09-29 18:44:36python-devsetnosy: + python-dev
messages: + msg171584
2012-09-29 13:43:43BreamoreBoycreate