Clarify that capwords() removes leading/trailing whitespace.

Remove references to regsub, which is obsolescent.
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Guido van Rossum 1998-02-02 03:01:10 +00:00
parent f7c1e5a6a3
commit ad37e9e77d
2 changed files with 2 additions and 10 deletions

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@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ Capitalize the first character of the argument.
Split the argument into words using \code{split}, capitalize each word Split the argument into words using \code{split}, capitalize each word
using \code{capitalize}, and join the capitalized words using using \code{capitalize}, and join the capitalized words using
\code{join}. Note that this replaces runs of whitespace characters by \code{join}. Note that this replaces runs of whitespace characters by
a single space. (See also \code{regsub.capwords()} for a version a single space, and removes leading and trailing whitespace.
that doesn't change the delimiters, and lets you specify a word
separator.)
\end{funcdesc} \end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{expandtabs}{s\, tabsize} \begin{funcdesc}{expandtabs}{s\, tabsize}
@ -161,8 +159,6 @@ string. The optional third argument \var{maxsplit} defaults to 0. If
it is nonzero, at most \var{maxsplit} number of splits occur, and the it is nonzero, at most \var{maxsplit} number of splits occur, and the
remainder of the string is returned as the final element of the list remainder of the string is returned as the final element of the list
(thus, the list will have at most \code{\var{maxsplit}+1} elements). (thus, the list will have at most \code{\var{maxsplit}+1} elements).
(See also \code{regsub.split()} for a version that allows specifying a
regular expression as the separator.)
\end{funcdesc} \end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{splitfields}{s\optional{\, sep\optional{\, maxsplit}}} \begin{funcdesc}{splitfields}{s\optional{\, sep\optional{\, maxsplit}}}

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@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ Capitalize the first character of the argument.
Split the argument into words using \code{split}, capitalize each word Split the argument into words using \code{split}, capitalize each word
using \code{capitalize}, and join the capitalized words using using \code{capitalize}, and join the capitalized words using
\code{join}. Note that this replaces runs of whitespace characters by \code{join}. Note that this replaces runs of whitespace characters by
a single space. (See also \code{regsub.capwords()} for a version a single space, and removes leading and trailing whitespace.
that doesn't change the delimiters, and lets you specify a word
separator.)
\end{funcdesc} \end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{expandtabs}{s\, tabsize} \begin{funcdesc}{expandtabs}{s\, tabsize}
@ -161,8 +159,6 @@ string. The optional third argument \var{maxsplit} defaults to 0. If
it is nonzero, at most \var{maxsplit} number of splits occur, and the it is nonzero, at most \var{maxsplit} number of splits occur, and the
remainder of the string is returned as the final element of the list remainder of the string is returned as the final element of the list
(thus, the list will have at most \code{\var{maxsplit}+1} elements). (thus, the list will have at most \code{\var{maxsplit}+1} elements).
(See also \code{regsub.split()} for a version that allows specifying a
regular expression as the separator.)
\end{funcdesc} \end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{splitfields}{s\optional{\, sep\optional{\, maxsplit}}} \begin{funcdesc}{splitfields}{s\optional{\, sep\optional{\, maxsplit}}}