From 881c4878cbf24fe529eff9865d961c5882d39688 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benjamin Peterson Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:02:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] clarify that radix for int is not 'guessed' --- Doc/library/functions.rst | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index 75bca72a10e..26587b83faf 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -571,14 +571,14 @@ available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. it must contain a possibly signed decimal number representable as a Python integer, possibly embedded in whitespace. The *radix* parameter gives the base for the conversion (which is 10 by default) and may be any integer in - the range [2, 36], or zero. If *radix* is zero, the proper radix is guessed - based on the contents of string; the interpretation is the same as for - integer literals. If *radix* is specified and *x* is not a string, - :exc:`TypeError` is raised. Otherwise, the argument may be a plain or long - integer or a floating point number. Conversion of floating point numbers to - integers truncates (towards zero). If the argument is outside the integer - range a long object will be returned instead. If no arguments are given, - returns ``0``. + the range [2, 36], or zero. If *radix* is zero, the proper radix is + determined based on the contents of string; the interpretation is the same as + for integer literals. (See :ref:`numbers`.) If *radix* is specified and *x* + is not a string, :exc:`TypeError` is raised. Otherwise, the argument may be a + plain or long integer or a floating point number. Conversion of floating + point numbers to integers truncates (towards zero). If the argument is + outside the integer range a long object will be returned instead. If no + arguments are given, returns ``0``. The integer type is described in :ref:`typesnumeric`.