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  r75149 | gregory.p.smith | 2009-09-29 16:56:31 -0500 (Tue, 29 Sep 2009) | 3 lines

  Mention issue6972 in extractall docs about overwriting things outside of
  the supplied path.
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  r75260 | andrew.kuchling | 2009-10-05 16:24:20 -0500 (Mon, 05 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  Wording fix
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  r75261 | andrew.kuchling | 2009-10-05 16:24:35 -0500 (Mon, 05 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  Fix narkup
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  r75262 | andrew.kuchling | 2009-10-05 16:25:03 -0500 (Mon, 05 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  Document 'skip' parameter to constructor
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  r75263 | andrew.kuchling | 2009-10-05 16:25:35 -0500 (Mon, 05 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  Note side benefit of socket.create_connection()
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  r75265 | andrew.kuchling | 2009-10-05 17:31:11 -0500 (Mon, 05 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  Reword sentence
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  r75266 | andrew.kuchling | 2009-10-05 17:32:48 -0500 (Mon, 05 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  Use standard comma punctuation; reword some sentences in the docs
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  r75267 | andrew.kuchling | 2009-10-05 17:42:56 -0500 (Mon, 05 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  Backport r73983: Document the thousands separator.
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  r75292 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-08 22:11:36 -0500 (Thu, 08 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  death to old CVS keyword
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  r75300 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-09 16:48:14 -0500 (Fri, 09 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  fix some coding style
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  r75376 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-11 20:26:07 -0500 (Sun, 11 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  platform we don't care about
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  r75405 | neil.schemenauer | 2009-10-14 12:17:14 -0500 (Wed, 14 Oct 2009) | 4 lines

  Issue #1754094: Improve the stack depth calculation in the compiler.
  There should be no other effect than a small decrease in memory use.
  Patch by Christopher Tur Lesniewski-Laas.
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  r75429 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-14 20:47:28 -0500 (Wed, 14 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  pep8ify if blocks
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  r75430 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-14 20:49:37 -0500 (Wed, 14 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  use floor division and add a test that exercises the tabsize codepath
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  r75431 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-14 20:56:25 -0500 (Wed, 14 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  change test to what I intended
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  r75432 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-14 22:05:39 -0500 (Wed, 14 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  some cleanups
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  r75433 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-14 22:06:55 -0500 (Wed, 14 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  make inspect.isabstract() always return a boolean; add a test for it, too #7069
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  r75437 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-15 10:44:46 -0500 (Thu, 15 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  only clear a module's __dict__ if the module is the only one with a reference to it #7140
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  r75445 | vinay.sajip | 2009-10-16 09:06:44 -0500 (Fri, 16 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  Issue #7120: logging: Removed import of multiprocessing which is causing crash in GAE.
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  r75501 | antoine.pitrou | 2009-10-18 13:37:11 -0500 (Sun, 18 Oct 2009) | 3 lines

  Add a comment about unreachable code, and fix a typo
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  r75551 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-19 22:14:10 -0500 (Mon, 19 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  use property api
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  r75572 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-20 16:55:17 -0500 (Tue, 20 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  clarify buffer arg #7178
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  r75589 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-21 21:26:47 -0500 (Wed, 21 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  whitespace
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  r75590 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-21 21:36:47 -0500 (Wed, 21 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  rewrite to be nice to other implementations
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  r75591 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-21 21:50:38 -0500 (Wed, 21 Oct 2009) | 4 lines

  rewrite for style, clarify, and comments

  Also, use the hasattr() like scheme of allowing BaseException exceptions through.
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  r75657 | antoine.pitrou | 2009-10-24 07:41:27 -0500 (Sat, 24 Oct 2009) | 3 lines

  Fix compilation error in debug mode.
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  r75742 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-26 17:51:16 -0500 (Mon, 26 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  use 'is' instead of id()
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  r75868 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-27 15:59:18 -0500 (Tue, 27 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  test expect base classes
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  r75952 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-29 15:38:32 -0500 (Thu, 29 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  Use the correct function name in docstring.
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  r75953 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-29 15:39:50 -0500 (Thu, 29 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  Remove mention of the old -X command line switch.
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  r75954 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-29 15:53:00 -0500 (Thu, 29 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  Use constants instead of magic integers for test result.  Do not re-run with --verbose3 for environment changing tests.
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  r75955 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-29 15:54:03 -0500 (Thu, 29 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  Use a single style for all the docstrings in the math module.
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  r75956 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-29 16:16:34 -0500 (Thu, 29 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  I do not think the "railroad" program mentioned is still available.
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  r75957 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-29 16:44:56 -0500 (Thu, 29 Oct 2009) | 1 line

  Fix constant name.
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  r76057 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-11-02 09:06:45 -0600 (Mon, 02 Nov 2009) | 1 line

  prevent a rather unlikely segfault
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  r76105 | georg.brandl | 2009-11-04 01:38:12 -0600 (Wed, 04 Nov 2009) | 1 line

  #7259: show correct equivalent for operator.i* operations in docstring; fix minor issues in operator docs.
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  r76139 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-11-06 19:04:38 -0600 (Fri, 06 Nov 2009) | 1 line

  spelling
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  r76143 | georg.brandl | 2009-11-07 02:26:07 -0600 (Sat, 07 Nov 2009) | 1 line

  #7271: fix typo.
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  r76162 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-11-08 22:10:53 -0600 (Sun, 08 Nov 2009) | 1 line

  discuss how to use -p
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  r76223 | georg.brandl | 2009-11-12 02:29:46 -0600 (Thu, 12 Nov 2009) | 1 line

  Give the profile module a module directive.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/operator.rst b/Doc/library/operator.rst
index 24ace8b..175314e 100644
--- a/Doc/library/operator.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/operator.rst
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@
    Return ``a // b``.
 
 
+.. function:: index(a)
+              __index__(a)
+
+   Return *a* converted to an integer.  Equivalent to ``a.__index__()``.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 2.5
+
+
 .. function:: inv(obj)
               invert(obj)
               __inv__(obj)
@@ -133,7 +141,7 @@
 .. function:: neg(obj)
               __neg__(obj)
 
-   Return *obj* negated.
+   Return *obj* negated (``-obj``).
 
 
 .. function:: or_(a, b)
@@ -145,7 +153,7 @@
 .. function:: pos(obj)
               __pos__(obj)
 
-   Return *obj* positive.
+   Return *obj* positive (``+obj``).
 
 
 .. function:: pow(a, b)
@@ -179,13 +187,7 @@
    Return the bitwise exclusive or of *a* and *b*.
 
 
-.. function:: index(a)
-              __index__(a)
-
-   Return *a* converted to an integer.  Equivalent to ``a.__index__()``.
-
-
-Operations which work with sequences include:
+Operations which work with sequences (some of them with mappings too) include:
 
 .. function:: concat(a, b)
               __concat__(a, b)
@@ -394,67 +396,77 @@
 This table shows how abstract operations correspond to operator symbols in the
 Python syntax and the functions in the :mod:`operator` module.
 
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Operation             | Syntax                  | Function                        |
-+=======================+=========================+=================================+
-| Addition              | ``a + b``               | ``add(a, b)``                   |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Concatenation         | ``seq1 + seq2``         | ``concat(seq1, seq2)``          |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Containment Test      | ``obj in seq``          | ``contains(seq, obj)``          |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Division              | ``a / b``               | ``truediv(a, b)``               |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Division              | ``a // b``              | ``floordiv(a, b)``              |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Bitwise And           | ``a & b``               | ``and_(a, b)``                  |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Bitwise Exclusive Or  | ``a ^ b``               | ``xor(a, b)``                   |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Bitwise Inversion     | ``~ a``                 | ``invert(a)``                   |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Bitwise Or            | ``a | b``               | ``or_(a, b)``                   |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Exponentiation        | ``a ** b``              | ``pow(a, b)``                   |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Identity              | ``a is b``              | ``is_(a, b)``                   |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Identity              | ``a is not b``          | ``is_not(a, b)``                |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Indexed Assignment    | ``obj[k] = v``          | ``setitem(obj, k, v)``          |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Indexed Deletion      | ``del obj[k]``          | ``delitem(obj, k)``             |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Indexing              | ``obj[k]``              | ``getitem(obj, k)``             |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Left Shift            | ``a << b``              | ``lshift(a, b)``                |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Modulo                | ``a % b``               | ``mod(a, b)``                   |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Multiplication        | ``a * b``               | ``mul(a, b)``                   |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Negation (Arithmetic) | ``- a``                 | ``neg(a)``                      |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Negation (Logical)    | ``not a``               | ``not_(a)``                     |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Right Shift           | ``a >> b``              | ``rshift(a, b)``                |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| String Formatting     | ``s % obj``             | ``mod(s, obj)``                 |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Subtraction           | ``a - b``               | ``sub(a, b)``                   |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Truth Test            | ``obj``                 | ``truth(obj)``                  |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Ordering              | ``a < b``               | ``lt(a, b)``                    |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Ordering              | ``a <= b``              | ``le(a, b)``                    |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Equality              | ``a == b``              | ``eq(a, b)``                    |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Difference            | ``a != b``              | ``ne(a, b)``                    |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Ordering              | ``a >= b``              | ``ge(a, b)``                    |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
-| Ordering              | ``a > b``               | ``gt(a, b)``                    |
-+-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Operation             | Syntax                  | Function                              |
++=======================+=========================+=======================================+
+| Addition              | ``a + b``               | ``add(a, b)``                         |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Concatenation         | ``seq1 + seq2``         | ``concat(seq1, seq2)``                |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Containment Test      | ``obj in seq``          | ``contains(seq, obj)``                |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Division              | ``a / b``               | ``div(a, b)``                         |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Division              | ``a // b``              | ``floordiv(a, b)``                    |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Bitwise And           | ``a & b``               | ``and_(a, b)``                        |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Bitwise Exclusive Or  | ``a ^ b``               | ``xor(a, b)``                         |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Bitwise Inversion     | ``~ a``                 | ``invert(a)``                         |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Bitwise Or            | ``a | b``               | ``or_(a, b)``                         |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Exponentiation        | ``a ** b``              | ``pow(a, b)``                         |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Identity              | ``a is b``              | ``is_(a, b)``                         |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Identity              | ``a is not b``          | ``is_not(a, b)``                      |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Indexed Assignment    | ``obj[k] = v``          | ``setitem(obj, k, v)``                |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Indexed Deletion      | ``del obj[k]``          | ``delitem(obj, k)``                   |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Indexing              | ``obj[k]``              | ``getitem(obj, k)``                   |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Left Shift            | ``a << b``              | ``lshift(a, b)``                      |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Modulo                | ``a % b``               | ``mod(a, b)``                         |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Multiplication        | ``a * b``               | ``mul(a, b)``                         |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Negation (Arithmetic) | ``- a``                 | ``neg(a)``                            |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Negation (Logical)    | ``not a``               | ``not_(a)``                           |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Positive              | ``+ a``                 | ``pos(a)``                            |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Right Shift           | ``a >> b``              | ``rshift(a, b)``                      |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Sequence Repetition   | ``seq * i``             | ``repeat(seq, i)``                    |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Slice Assignment      | ``seq[i:j] = values``   | ``setitem(seq, slice(i, j), values)`` |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Slice Deletion        | ``del seq[i:j]``        | ``delitem(seq, slice(i, j))``         |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Slicing               | ``seq[i:j]``            | ``getitem(seq, slice(i, j))``         |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| String Formatting     | ``s % obj``             | ``mod(s, obj)``                       |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Subtraction           | ``a - b``               | ``sub(a, b)``                         |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Truth Test            | ``obj``                 | ``truth(obj)``                        |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Ordering              | ``a < b``               | ``lt(a, b)``                          |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Ordering              | ``a <= b``              | ``le(a, b)``                          |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Equality              | ``a == b``              | ``eq(a, b)``                          |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Difference            | ``a != b``              | ``ne(a, b)``                          |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Ordering              | ``a >= b``              | ``ge(a, b)``                          |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+| Ordering              | ``a > b``               | ``gt(a, b)``                          |
++-----------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------------+