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Title: *= is undocumented for lists
Type: Stage: resolved
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 3.2, Python 2.7
process
Status: closed Resolution: not a bug
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: stutzbach Nosy List: stutzbach, ysj.ray
Priority: normal Keywords: easy

Created on 2010-05-16 20:23 by stutzbach, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (2)
msg105894 - (view) Author: ysj.ray (ysj.ray) Date: 2010-05-17 08:04
Does *= need document? I think the documentation of * for all sequence type can already cover the *= usage.
msg105901 - (view) Author: Daniel Stutzbach (stutzbach) (Python committer) Date: 2010-05-17 13:23
Good point, since I see now that *= (and +=) also works on immutable sequence types (though does something subtly different).  I always forget that.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:01adminsetgithub: 52982
2010-05-17 13:23:03stutzbachsetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: not a bug
messages: + msg105901

stage: needs patch -> resolved
2010-05-17 08:04:42ysj.raysetnosy: + ysj.ray
messages: + msg105894
2010-05-16 20:23:06stutzbachcreate