documentation update
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branch : trunk
diff --git a/jinja2/environment.py b/jinja2/environment.py
index 23e77b6..4134103 100644
--- a/jinja2/environment.py
+++ b/jinja2/environment.py
@@ -293,11 +293,13 @@
exc_type, exc_value, tb = translate_syntax_error(e)
raise exc_type, exc_value, tb
- def lex(self, source, name=None):
+ def lex(self, source, filename=None):
"""Lex the given sourcecode and return a generator that yields
tokens as tuples in the form ``(lineno, token_type, value)``.
+ This can be useful for :ref:`extension development <writing-extensions>`
+ and debugging templates.
"""
- return self.lexer.tokeniter(source, name)
+ return self.lexer.tokeniter(source, filename)
def compile(self, source, name=None, filename=None, globals=None,
raw=False):