diff --git a/Doc/lib/libbz2.tex b/Doc/lib/libbz2.tex index f40b66f1539..fe0e3af6581 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libbz2.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libbz2.tex @@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ performance optimizations previously implemented in the \begin{methoddesc}[BZ2File]{seek}{offset\optional{, whence}} Move to new file position. Argument \var{offset} is a byte count. Optional -argument \var{whence} defaults to \code{0} (offset from start of file, -offset should be \code{>= 0}); other values are \code{1} (move relative to -current position, positive or negative), and \code{2} (move relative to end -of file, usually negative, although many platforms allow seeking beyond +argument \var{whence} defaults to \code{os.SEEK_SET} or \code{0} (offset from start of file; +offset should be \code{>= 0}); other values are \code{os.SEEK_CUR} or \code{1} (move relative to +current position; offset can be positive or negative), and \code{os.SEEK_END} or \code{2} (move relative to end +of file; offset is usually negative, although many platforms allow seeking beyond the end of a file). Note that seeking of bz2 files is emulated, and depending on the parameters diff --git a/Doc/lib/libmmap.tex b/Doc/lib/libmmap.tex index 3dca40f6c4b..3763d4f84b1 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libmmap.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libmmap.tex @@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ Memory-mapped file objects support the following methods: \begin{methoddesc}{seek}{pos\optional{, whence}} Set the file's current position. \var{whence} argument is optional - and defaults to \code{0} (absolute file positioning); other values - are \code{1} (seek relative to the current position) and \code{2} + and defaults to \code{os.SEEK_SET} or \code{0} (absolute file + positioning); other values are \code{os.SEEK_CUR} or \code{1} (seek + relative to the current position) and \code{os.SEEK_END} or \code{2} (seek relative to the file's end). \end{methoddesc} diff --git a/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex b/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex index 40462463fac..802d08abc92 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex @@ -1678,9 +1678,12 @@ flush the read-ahead buffer. \begin{methoddesc}[file]{seek}{offset\optional{, whence}} Set the file's current position, like \code{stdio}'s \cfunction{fseek()}. - The \var{whence} argument is optional and defaults to \code{0} - (absolute file positioning); other values are \code{1} (seek - relative to the current position) and \code{2} (seek relative to the + The \var{whence} argument is optional and defaults to + \code{os.SEEK_SET} or \code{0} + (absolute file positioning); other values are \code{os.SEEK_CUR} or \code{1} + (seek + relative to the current position) and \code{os.SEEK_END} or \code{2} + (seek relative to the file's end). There is no return value. Note that if the file is opened for appending (mode \code{'a'} or \code{'a+'}), any \method{seek()} operations will be undone at the next write. If the