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Author r.david.murray
Recipients docs@python, r.david.murray, 劉劍峰
Date 2016-12-26.14:15:49
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The documented syntax is correct.  The '[]' are part of the syntax *specification*, not the syntax itself.  They indicate an optional argument, just as they do in most syntax diagrams.
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