merge from 3.5

Issue24898 - Improve str.find documentation.

Simplify str.find explaination as per Georg Brandl's suggestion.
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Senthil Kumaran 2016-01-03 18:00:31 -08:00
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@ -1563,10 +1563,9 @@ expression support in the :mod:`re` module).
.. method:: str.find(sub[, start[, end]]) .. method:: str.find(sub[, start[, end]])
Return the lowest index in the string where substring *sub* is found, such Return the lowest index in the string where substring *sub* is found within
that *sub* is contained in the slice ``s[start:end]``. Optional arguments the slice ``s[start:end]``. Optional arguments *start* and *end* are
*start* and *end* are interpreted as in slice notation. Return ``-1`` if interpreted as in slice notation. Return ``-1`` if *sub* is not found.
*sub* is not found.
.. note:: .. note::