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Author	gladman
Recipients	docs@python, gladman
Date	2016-03-10.08:51:31
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Message-id	<1457599892.41.0.987128084347.issue26525@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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It is very easy to misread the greek 'nu' used in the ord(c) documentation as ord('v') (i.e. an alphabetic 'v'). This can lead the reader to draw a wrong conclusion about the behaviour of the function. Would it not be better if this example used a greek letter that is less easy to misread in this way? Or, perhaps, add extra text indicating that the greek letter 'nu' is being referenced?

It is very easy to misread the greek 'nu' used in the ord(c) documentation as ord('v') (i.e. an alphabetic 'v').  This can lead the reader to draw a wrong conclusion about the behaviour of the function. 

Would it not be better if this example used a greek letter that is less easy to misread in this way?  Or, perhaps, add extra text indicating that the greek letter 'nu' is being referenced?

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