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Re: Mistakes in documentation

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From Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
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Date Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:08:10 -0400
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On 6/6/2013 8:01 AM, Paul Volkov wrote:
> Where can I submit little mistakes in Python documantation?
> I found one while browsing tutorial.pdf (Python 3.3.2):
>
> Section 3.1 says (on page 12):
>  >>> word[2:5] # characters from position 2 (included) to 4 (excluded)
> ’tho’
>
> Shouldn't the comment say "5 (excluded)" or "4 (included)" instead?

At the bottom of the index page, in the Meta information section,
is an entry for the Reporting bugs doc. It says to email docs@python.org
or to use the tracker for a persistent record. This is followed by an
explanation of using the tracker.

Terry



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Re: Mistakes in documentation Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-06-06 10:08 -0400

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