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Python Pocket Reference

Errata for Python Pocket Reference

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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".

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Version Location Description Submitted By Date submitted Date corrected
Printed
Page 18

s.startswith(sub [ ,start [ ,end]])
True if string s starts with substring sub. start and stop give optional
begin and end points for matching sub.

s.endswith(sub [ ,start [ ,end]])
True if string s ends with substring sub. start and stop give optional begin
and end points for matching sub.

NOW READS:

s.startswith(sub [ ,start [ ,end]])
True if string s starts with substring sub. start and end give optional
begin and end points for matching sub.

s.endswith(sub [ ,start [ ,end]])
True if string s ends with substring sub. start and end give optional begin
and end points for matching sub.

 Anonymous    Apr 01, 2006
Printed
Page 46
last paragraph

Reads: "The yeild statement..."
Should read: "The yield statement"

 Anonymous    Aug 01, 2007
Printed
Page 81
2nd-to-last entry

"UnicodeTrabslateError" NOW READS "UnicodeTranslateError"

 Anonymous    Apr 01, 2006
Printed
Page 111
last entry

"Returns string with all nonalphanumeric backslashed characters"

NOW READS:
"Returns string with all nonalphanumeric characters backslashed"

 Anonymous    Apr 01, 2006