#16503: clarify "apply" docs.

2012-11-18 21:23:44 +02:00 · 2012-11-18 21:23:44 +02:00 · 01560de287
parent 9fab5ce662
commit 01560de287
1 changed files with 2 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@ -1676,7 +1676,8 @@ bypass these functions without concerns about missing something important.
   ``function(*args, **keywords)``.

   .. deprecated:: 2.3
-      Use the extended call syntax with ``*args`` and ``**keywords`` instead.
+      Use ``function(*args, **keywords)`` instead of
+      ``apply(function, args, keywords)`` (see :ref:`tut-unpacking-arguments`).


 .. function:: buffer(object[, offset[, size]])