New submission from Dave Angel:
Python 3.3.0 (default, Mar 7 2013, 00:24:38)
[GCC 4.6.3] on linux
q = open('/dev/null')
help(q.close)
the entire output is:
-------------------------------
Help on built-in function close:
close(...)
(END)
-------------------------------
But close() is NOT a built-in, it's a method.
(In Python 2.7.* the output is:
-------------------------------
Help on built-in function close:
close(...)
close() -> None or (perhaps) an integer. Close the file.
Sets data attribute .closed to True. A closed file cannot be used for
further I/O operations. close() may be called more than once without
error. Some kinds of file objects (for example, opened by popen())
may return an exit status upon closing.
(END)
-------------------------------
which is only partially wrong.
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assignee: docs@python
components: Documentation
messages: 191382
nosy: DaveA, docs@python
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Incorrect and incomplete help docs for close() method
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