Re: Documenting builtin methods

From	Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au>
Subject	Re: Documenting builtin methods
Date	2013-07-11 18:26 +1000
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Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> writes:

> On 11 July 2013 05:13, Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> wrote:
> > <misunderstanding in response to misunderstanding>
>
> Ah, I get it. It is easy to misread my post as "I have this
> exhaust_iter" and it's obvious it doesn't work because why else would
> I post here what do I do HALP!

Right. Just because you think there's one obvious interpretation of your
cry for help, doesn't mean there's *only* one obvious interpretation.

It's best to be explicit: describe what behaviour you're seeing, and
what behaviour you're expecting to see.

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Ben Finney

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