Terry J. Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> added the comment: This is just the tip of the iceberg as far as needed symbol index entries goes. Nearly 3 years ago, I wrote a Python 3 symbol glossary "Python3 Syntax Symbol Uses" that was complete as far as I knew then. I think most of the entries there should have a corresponding index entry in the official docs. Link to download/view is
https://code.google.com/p/xploro/downloads/detail?name=PySymbols.html&can=1&q= That has 7 entries for '*': *: In function parameter list, make following unstarred names keyword only. P *parameter_name: Function parameter bound to a tuple of extra positional arguments, any following unstarred names are keyword only. P *iterable: In a call, unpack iterable items as arguments. P *assignment_target: Starred target in assignment statement gets extra items from iterable. I number1 * number2: Number multiplication operator. I n * sequence or sequence * n: Operator to concatenate n copies of sequence. S from module import *: Import all public (non-private) names from the module. /P/I/S == 'nofix', prefix, infix, suffix. I have been planning to work on a patch 'sometime', but would be happy if someone else grabbed the above and ran with it (and expanded the title of this issue). I believe existing docs can get additions like this. ---------- nosy: +terry.reedy versions: +Python 2.7, Python 3.2 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue12531> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
