Replace ambiguous word "pound" by "hash" in difflib docs#139601
Replace ambiguous word "pound" by "hash" in difflib docs#139601picnixz merged 4 commits intopython:mainfrom
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I think we make it pretty clear with "( |
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@StanFromIreland, is there a way to do the indentation automatically in Vim/bash/VSCode? I've been doing it manually, which is why it looks odd. |
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Possibly your editor has a default that is different than that of the file? Even in the docs the indentation can vary from file to file, I have made such a mistake before. |
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Note that I totally agree with this change because I never knew that it was called a "pound" character. For me it was either the cardinality of something, or a hash(tag). |
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I've also never heard it used in Europe, I am familiar with the term via American media.
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Thanks @George-Ogden for the PR, and @picnixz for merging it 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.13, 3.14. |
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GH-139616 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.14 branch. |
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GH-139617 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.13 branch. |
This clears up what is meant by
IS_LINE_JUNKand explains refers to#as "the pound or hash symbol", rather than just "the pound symbol", which could mean £.📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://cpython-previews--139601.org.readthedocs.build/