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Remove buffer() from the docs.

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Georg Brandl 2007-10-08 07:00:29 +00:00
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@ -1079,34 +1079,6 @@ available. They are listed here in alphabetical order.
returns an empty iterator.
.. % ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
.. _non-essential-built-in-funcs:
Non-essential Built-in Functions
================================
There are several built-in functions that are no longer essential to learn, know
or use in modern Python programming. They have been kept here to maintain
backwards compatibility with programs written for older versions of Python.
Python programmers, trainers, students and bookwriters should feel free to
bypass these functions without concerns about missing something important.
.. XXX does this go away?
.. function:: buffer(object[, offset[, size]])
The *object* argument must be an object that supports the buffer call interface
(such as strings, arrays, and buffers). A new buffer object will be created
which references the *object* argument. The buffer object will be a slice from
the beginning of *object* (or from the specified *offset*). The slice will
extend to the end of *object* (or will have a length given by the *size*
argument).
.. rubric:: Footnotes
.. [#] Specifying a buffer size currently has no effect on systems that don't have