Mention abs(complex) -> magnitude (AMK).
Documented list().
Mention [raw_]input()'s interface to GNU readline.
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
index ef888d5..712cb6f 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(built-in function)}
\begin{funcdesc}{abs}{x}
Return the absolute value of a number. The argument may be a plain
- or long integer or a floating point number.
+ or long integer or a floating point number. If the argument is a
+ complex number, its magnitude is returned.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{apply}{function\, args\optional{, keywords}}
@@ -221,7 +222,8 @@
\begin{funcdesc}{input}{\optional{prompt}}
Almost equivalent to \code{eval(raw_input(\var{prompt}))}. Like
- \code{raw_input()}, the \var{prompt} argument is optional. The difference
+ \code{raw_input()}, the \var{prompt} argument is optional, and GNU
+ readline is used when configured. The difference
is that a long input expression may be broken over multiple lines using
the backslash convention.
\end{funcdesc}
@@ -256,6 +258,15 @@
may be a sequence (string, tuple or list) or a mapping (dictionary).
\end{funcdesc}
+\begin{funcdesc}{list}{sequence}
+Return a list whose items are the same and in the same order as
+\var{sequence}'s items. If \var{sequence} is already a list,
+a copy is made and returned, similar to \code{\var{sequence}[:]}.
+For instance, \code{list('abc')} returns
+returns \code{['a', 'b', 'c']} and \code{list( (1, 2, 3) )} returns
+\code{[1, 2, 3]}.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
\begin{funcdesc}{locals}{}
Return a dictionary representing the current local symbol table.
Inside a function, modifying this dictionary does not always have the
@@ -400,6 +411,10 @@
"Monty Python's Flying Circus"
>>>
\end{verbatim}\ecode
+
+If the interpreter was built to use the GNU readline library, then
+\code{raw_input()} will use it to provide elaborate
+line editing and history features.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{reduce}{function\, list\optional{\, initializer}}
@@ -494,7 +509,7 @@
\begin{funcdesc}{tuple}{sequence}
Return a tuple whose items are the same and in the same order as
-\var{sequence}'s items. If \var{sequence} is alread a tuple, it
+\var{sequence}'s items. If \var{sequence} is already a tuple, it
is returned unchanged. For instance, \code{tuple('abc')} returns
returns \code{('a', 'b', 'c')} and \code{tuple([1, 2, 3])} returns
\code{(1, 2, 3)}.
diff --git a/Doc/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/libfuncs.tex
index ef888d5..712cb6f 100644
--- a/Doc/libfuncs.tex
+++ b/Doc/libfuncs.tex
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(built-in function)}
\begin{funcdesc}{abs}{x}
Return the absolute value of a number. The argument may be a plain
- or long integer or a floating point number.
+ or long integer or a floating point number. If the argument is a
+ complex number, its magnitude is returned.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{apply}{function\, args\optional{, keywords}}
@@ -221,7 +222,8 @@
\begin{funcdesc}{input}{\optional{prompt}}
Almost equivalent to \code{eval(raw_input(\var{prompt}))}. Like
- \code{raw_input()}, the \var{prompt} argument is optional. The difference
+ \code{raw_input()}, the \var{prompt} argument is optional, and GNU
+ readline is used when configured. The difference
is that a long input expression may be broken over multiple lines using
the backslash convention.
\end{funcdesc}
@@ -256,6 +258,15 @@
may be a sequence (string, tuple or list) or a mapping (dictionary).
\end{funcdesc}
+\begin{funcdesc}{list}{sequence}
+Return a list whose items are the same and in the same order as
+\var{sequence}'s items. If \var{sequence} is already a list,
+a copy is made and returned, similar to \code{\var{sequence}[:]}.
+For instance, \code{list('abc')} returns
+returns \code{['a', 'b', 'c']} and \code{list( (1, 2, 3) )} returns
+\code{[1, 2, 3]}.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
\begin{funcdesc}{locals}{}
Return a dictionary representing the current local symbol table.
Inside a function, modifying this dictionary does not always have the
@@ -400,6 +411,10 @@
"Monty Python's Flying Circus"
>>>
\end{verbatim}\ecode
+
+If the interpreter was built to use the GNU readline library, then
+\code{raw_input()} will use it to provide elaborate
+line editing and history features.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{reduce}{function\, list\optional{\, initializer}}
@@ -494,7 +509,7 @@
\begin{funcdesc}{tuple}{sequence}
Return a tuple whose items are the same and in the same order as
-\var{sequence}'s items. If \var{sequence} is alread a tuple, it
+\var{sequence}'s items. If \var{sequence} is already a tuple, it
is returned unchanged. For instance, \code{tuple('abc')} returns
returns \code{('a', 'b', 'c')} and \code{tuple([1, 2, 3])} returns
\code{(1, 2, 3)}.