bpo-27351: Fix ConfigParser.read() documentation and docstring (GH-8123)
Switch "list" with "iterable" to match with the implementation.
diff --git a/Lib/configparser.py b/Lib/configparser.py
index 4a16101..79a9910 100644
--- a/Lib/configparser.py
+++ b/Lib/configparser.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
Return list of configuration options for the named section.
read(filenames, encoding=None)
- Read and parse the list of named configuration files, given by
+ Read and parse the iterable of named configuration files, given by
name. A single filename is also allowed. Non-existing files
are ignored. Return list of successfully read files.
@@ -677,13 +677,13 @@
return list(opts.keys())
def read(self, filenames, encoding=None):
- """Read and parse a filename or a list of filenames.
+ """Read and parse a filename or an iterable of filenames.
Files that cannot be opened are silently ignored; this is
- designed so that you can specify a list of potential
+ designed so that you can specify an iterable of potential
configuration file locations (e.g. current directory, user's
home directory, systemwide directory), and all existing
- configuration files in the list will be read. A single
+ configuration files in the iterable will be read. A single
filename may also be given.
Return list of successfully read files.