RFE #1592899: mention string.maketrans() in docs for str.translate,

remove reference to the old regex module in the former's doc.
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Georg Brandl 2006-12-07 09:30:06 +00:00
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@ -876,6 +876,9 @@ optional argument \var{deletechars} are removed, and the remaining
characters have been mapped through the given translation table, which characters have been mapped through the given translation table, which
must be a string of length 256. must be a string of length 256.
You can use the \function{maketrans()} helper function in the
\refmodule{string} module to create a translation table.
For Unicode objects, the \method{translate()} method does not For Unicode objects, the \method{translate()} method does not
accept the optional \var{deletechars} argument. Instead, it accept the optional \var{deletechars} argument. Instead, it
returns a copy of the \var{s} where all characters have been mapped returns a copy of the \var{s} where all characters have been mapped

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@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ objects. They are not available as string methods.
\begin{funcdesc}{maketrans}{from, to} \begin{funcdesc}{maketrans}{from, to}
Return a translation table suitable for passing to Return a translation table suitable for passing to
\function{translate()} or \function{regex.compile()}, that will map \function{translate()}, that will map
each character in \var{from} into the character at the same position each character in \var{from} into the character at the same position
in \var{to}; \var{from} and \var{to} must have the same length. in \var{to}; \var{from} and \var{to} must have the same length.