[Python-Dev] cpython (2.7): note Ellipsis syntax (original) (raw)

Benjamin Peterson benjamin at python.org
Sat Jul 30 19:25:23 CEST 2011

2011/7/30 Georg Brandl <g.brandl at gmx.net>:

On 07/30/11 17:00, benjamin.peterson wrote:

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/402f94edf11b changeset:   71637:402f94edf11b branch:      2.7 user:        Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org> date:        Sat Jul 30 09:59:12 2011 -0500 summary: note Ellipsis syntax

files: Doc/library/stdtypes.rst |  2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst --- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst +++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst @@ -2930,7 +2930,7 @@  supports no special operations.  There is exactly one ellipsis object, named  :const:Ellipsis (a built-in name). -It is written as Ellipsis. +It is written as Ellipsis or .... In 2.7, this is not true; ... only works in slices there.

I know, but why would you use Ellipsis outside of slices?

-- Regards, Benjamin

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