diff Python/sysmodule.c @ 23947:37118b6e5f46 legacy-trunk

Fix the docstring for sys.getrefcount(). Closes SF bug #571759.
author Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org>
date Thu, 20 Jun 2002 21:36:19 +0000
parents 43ddcdcd3c71
children 71f13cf4f9e2
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--- a/Python/sysmodule.c	Thu Jun 20 21:34:35 2002 +0000
+++ b/Python/sysmodule.c	Thu Jun 20 21:36:19 2002 +0000
@@ -482,8 +482,9 @@
 PyDoc_STRVAR(getrefcount_doc,
 "getrefcount(object) -> integer\n\
 \n\
-Return the current reference count for the object.  This includes the\n\
-temporary reference in the argument list, so it is at least 2."
+Return the reference count of object.  The count returned is generally\n\
+one higher than you might expect, because it includes the (temporary)\n\
+reference as an argument to getrefcount()."
 );
 
 #ifdef COUNT_ALLOCS