From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 01:49:25 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Issue 21575:  Show list.sort() arguments in the tutorial.
X-Git-Tag: v2.7.8~37^2~77
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7e19b60daeb18c3295dd19ce53bb55328bc5cb3c;p=python

Issue 21575:  Show list.sort() arguments in the tutorial.
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diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst b/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst
index 02ba11509f..acc2cc1c8f 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst
@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ objects:
    Return the number of times *x* appears in the list.
 
 
-.. method:: list.sort()
+.. method:: list.sort(cmp=None, key=None, reverse=False)
    :noindex:
 
-   Sort the items of the list, in place.
+   Sort the items of the list in place (the arguments can be used for sort
+   customization, see :func:`sorted` for their explanation).
 
 
 .. method:: list.reverse()