[issue3292] Position index limit; s.insert(i,x) not same as s[i:i]=[x]

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[issue3292] Position index limit; s.insert(i,x) not same as s[i:i]=[x]

Raymond Hettinger added the comment: Added the i,j,k notes Left out the processor word size and C-type specifications in-part because it is an implementation detail subject to change. Another reason is that it doesn't apply to necessarily to all sequences. Slices take arbitrary objects and

[issue3292] Position index limit; s.insert(i,x) not same as s[i:i]=[x]

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[issue3292] Position index limit; s.insert(i,x) not same as s[i:i]=[x]

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[issue3292] Position index limit; s.insert(i,x) not same as s[i:i]=[x]

Georg Brandl added the comment: > Georg, if I grab a copy from svn, edit (respecting .rst markup), and > post here, will you diff, review (and possibly further edit to taste) > and apply? If so, can I start with the current 3.1 version ('branch') or > do you prefer the 2.7 version ('trunk', thou

[issue3292] Position index limit; s.insert(i,x) not same as s[i:i]=[x]

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: There were two somewhat independent sections to my post: 1. Specific suggested edits to a particular section of the manual. At least some are straightforward. As of 3.0.1, they have not been made and I presume that is still true. Georg, if I grab a copy from

[issue3292] Position index limit; s.insert(i,x) not same as s[i:i]=[x]

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[issue3292] Position index limit; s.insert(i,x) not same as s[i:i]=[x]

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[issue3292] Position index limit; s.insert(i,x) not same as s[i:i]=[x]

New submission from Terry J. Reedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Suggested changes to Lib Ref Manual: Sequence Types --...(3.6 for 2.5) (These are mostly based on an issue posted on c.l.p. The Plone Archetypes package (which I know nothing of) was reported as suggesting that users pass sys.maxint, to ind