From: Brett Cannon <bcannon@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 02:30:04 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Fix docstrings for __(get|set|del)slice__ to mention that negative indices are not... 
X-Git-Tag: v2.3c1~669
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=154da9b7e2c8e713788cfaa8d25d8c21edd826f9;p=python

Fix docstrings for __(get|set|del)slice__ to mention that negative indices are not supported.
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diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index b2b72c88d9..c9fcaa70ce 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -4781,11 +4781,17 @@ static slotdef slotdefs[] = {
 	SQSLOT("__getitem__", sq_item, slot_sq_item, wrap_sq_item,
 	       "x.__getitem__(y) <==> x[y]"),
 	SQSLOT("__getslice__", sq_slice, slot_sq_slice, wrap_intintargfunc,
-	       "x.__getslice__(i, j) <==> x[i:j]"),
+	       "x.__getslice__(i, j) <==> x[i:j]\n\
+               \n\
+               Use of negative indices is not supported."),
 	SQSLOT("__setitem__", sq_ass_item, slot_sq_ass_item, wrap_sq_setitem,
-	       "x.__setitem__(i, y) <==> x[i]=y"),
+	       "x.__setitem__(i, y) <==> x[i]=y\n\
+               \n\
+               Use of negative indices is not supported."),
 	SQSLOT("__delitem__", sq_ass_item, slot_sq_ass_item, wrap_sq_delitem,
-	       "x.__delitem__(y) <==> del x[y]"),
+	       "x.__delitem__(y) <==> del x[y]i\n\
+               \n\
+               Use of negative indices is not supported."),
 	SQSLOT("__setslice__", sq_ass_slice, slot_sq_ass_slice,
 	       wrap_intintobjargproc,
 	       "x.__setslice__(i, j, y) <==> x[i:j]=y"),