diff Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex @ 36135:14f002cd0371 legacy-trunk

Bug #1389673: document correct return value of set methods
author Georg Brandl <georg@python.org>
date Mon, 26 Dec 2005 23:55:56 +0000
parents de69a524f4ed
children 6f25029de9db
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--- a/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex	Mon Dec 26 23:44:29 2005 +0000
+++ b/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex	Mon Dec 26 23:55:56 2005 +0000
@@ -1261,17 +1261,17 @@
 \begin{tableiii}{c|c|l}{code}{Operation}{Equivalent}{Result}
   \lineiii{\var{s}.update(\var{t})}
          {\var{s} |= \var{t}}
-         {return set \var{s} with elements added from \var{t}}
+         {update set \var{s}, adding elements from \var{t}}
   \lineiii{\var{s}.intersection_update(\var{t})}
          {\var{s} \&= \var{t}}
-         {return set \var{s} keeping only elements also found in \var{t}}
+         {update set \var{s}, keeping only elements found in both \var{s} and \var{t}}
   \lineiii{\var{s}.difference_update(\var{t})}
          {\var{s} -= \var{t}}
-         {return set \var{s} after removing elements found in \var{t}}
+         {update set \var{s}, removing elements found in \var{t}}
   \lineiii{\var{s}.symmetric_difference_update(\var{t})}
          {\var{s} \textasciicircum= \var{t}}
-         {return set \var{s} with elements from \var{s} or \var{t}
-          but not both}
+         {update set \var{s}, keeping only elements found in either \var{s} or \var{t}
+          but not in both}
 
   \hline
   \lineiii{\var{s}.add(\var{x})}{}