Re: sort(*, key=None, reverse=None)

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From	Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com>
Date	2013-12-20 23:20 -0800
Subject	Re: sort(*, key=None, reverse=None)
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On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 11:16 PM, Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> The subject refers to the list sort method given here
> http://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#list.  I believe that the
> "*," bit is simply a typo, given that the docs also state "sort() accepts
> two arguments that can only be passed by keyword".  Am I correct?

It's good practice in technical writing to repeat yourself: once in
the formal spec, and once in plain english. I don't see why this would
be a typo.

-- Devin

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Re: sort(*, key=None, reverse=None) Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2013-12-20 23:20 -0800

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