[issue22741] suggestion for improving wording on len(s) (built-in function)

2014-10-27 Thread Van Ly
Van Ly added the comment: (Well that is a stick in the mud and slap in the face attitude to different ways of describing what is there.) You have the documentation for len(s) perfect, __for_everyone__. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue22741] suggestion for improving wording on len(s) (built-in function)

2014-10-27 Thread R. David Murray
R. David Murray added the comment: Agreed. The original follows the rules of standard written English (especially as regards to punctuation), while the suggested replacement does not. -- nosy: +r.david.murray resolution: -> not a bug stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed ___

[issue22741] suggestion for improving wording on len(s) (built-in function)

2014-10-27 Thread Stefan Krah
Stefan Krah added the comment: The original wording is clearer (this also applies to similar issues that have been opened recently). -- nosy: +skrah ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue22741] suggestion for improving wording on len(s) (built-in function)

2014-10-27 Thread Ethan Furman
Changes by Ethan Furman : -- nosy: +ethan.furman ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.p

[issue22741] suggestion for improving wording on len(s) (built-in function)

2014-10-27 Thread Van Ly
New submission from Van Ly: -- suggest the following because -- the parenthetical parts interrupt the reading too often len(s) Returns a length count, the number of objects in argument s which may be a sequence, or mapping: a string, list or tuple, or a dictionary. -- assignee: docs@