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Title: true/proper subset
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: abcdef, asvetlov, docs@python, mark.dickinson
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Created on 2012-11-01 13:02 by abcdef, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg174410 - (view) Author: (abcdef) Date: 2012-11-01 13:02
The documentation

http://docs.python.org/2.7/library/stdtypes.html#set-types-set-frozenset

http://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#set-types-set-frozenset

of "<" for sets uses "true subset" and "true superset". The correct termininology is "proper subset" and "proper superset", as evidenced by Google searches

http://google.com/search?q="true subset"

http://google.com/search?q="proper subset"

and most set theory books.
msg174411 - (view) Author: Mark Dickinson (mark.dickinson) * (Python committer) Date: 2012-11-01 13:12
+1
msg174458 - (view) Author: Andrew Svetlov (asvetlov) * (Python committer) Date: 2012-11-01 19:50
Fixed in 56c3ab6f7f07, 56c3ab6f7f07, fa7311caa203, 7dda9dc5e830
Thanks.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:37adminsetgithub: 60584
2012-11-01 19:50:16asvetlovsetstatus: open -> closed

versions: + Python 3.2, Python 3.4
nosy: + asvetlov

messages: + msg174458
resolution: fixed
stage: resolved
2012-11-01 13:12:49mark.dickinsonsetnosy: + mark.dickinson
messages: + msg174411
2012-11-01 13:02:34abcdefcreate