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r83226 | georg.brandl | 2010-07-29 16:17:12 +0200 (Do, 29 Jul 2010) | 1 line
#1090076: explain the behavior of *vars* in get() better.
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r83227 | georg.brandl | 2010-07-29 16:23:06 +0200 (Do, 29 Jul 2010) | 1 line
Use Py_CLEAR().
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r83229 | georg.brandl | 2010-07-29 16:32:22 +0200 (Do, 29 Jul 2010) | 1 line
#9407: document configparser.Error.
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r83230 | georg.brandl | 2010-07-29 16:36:11 +0200 (Do, 29 Jul 2010) | 1 line
Use correct directive and name.
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r83231 | georg.brandl | 2010-07-29 16:46:07 +0200 (Do, 29 Jul 2010) | 1 line
#9397: remove mention of dbm.bsd which does not exist anymore.
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r83232 | georg.brandl | 2010-07-29 16:49:08 +0200 (Do, 29 Jul 2010) | 1 line
#9388: remove ERA_YEAR which is never defined in the source code.
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diff --git a/Lib/configparser.py b/Lib/configparser.py
index bfbe4cb..14ddd85 100644
--- a/Lib/configparser.py
+++ b/Lib/configparser.py
@@ -521,11 +521,12 @@
def get(self, section, option, raw=False, vars=None):
"""Get an option value for a given section.
- All % interpolations are expanded in the return values, based on the
- defaults passed into the constructor, unless the optional argument
- `raw' is true. Additional substitutions may be provided using the
- `vars' argument, which must be a dictionary whose contents overrides
- any pre-existing defaults.
+ If `vars' is provided, it must be a dictionary. The option is looked up
+ in `vars' (if provided), `section', and in `defaults' in that order.
+
+ All % interpolations are expanded in the return values, unless the
+ optional argument `raw' is true. Values for interpolation keys are
+ looked up in the same manner as the option.
The section DEFAULT is special.
"""