From: Georg Brandl <georg@python.org>
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 08:17:23 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: #8785: less confusing description of regex.find*.
X-Git-Tag: v2.7rc1~107
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f93ce0c1f53bf8507eb970b7113c93994ce682a0;p=python

#8785: less confusing description of regex.find*.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst
index 758d02e2e4..2be4f744d9 100644
--- a/Doc/library/re.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/re.rst
@@ -739,12 +739,16 @@ Regular Expression Objects
 
    .. method:: RegexObject.findall(string[, pos[, endpos]])
 
-      Identical to the :func:`findall` function, using the compiled pattern.
+      Similar to the :func:`findall` function, using the compiled pattern, but
+      also accepts optional *pos* and *endpos* parameters that limit the search
+      region like for :meth:`match`.
 
 
    .. method:: RegexObject.finditer(string[, pos[, endpos]])
 
-      Identical to the :func:`finditer` function, using the compiled pattern.
+      Similar to the :func:`finditer` function, using the compiled pattern, but
+      also accepts optional *pos* and *endpos* parameters that limit the search
+      region like for :meth:`match`.
 
 
    .. method:: RegexObject.sub(repl, string[, count=0])