From 28224f897a1849dd616ad82538bdda45f3351d42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Hettinger Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 09:07:53 +0000 Subject: Improve the documented advice on how to best use heapq.heapreplace(). --- Modules/_heapqmodule.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'Modules/_heapqmodule.c') diff --git a/Modules/_heapqmodule.c b/Modules/_heapqmodule.c index 21df796095..13e6a3d604 100644 --- a/Modules/_heapqmodule.c +++ b/Modules/_heapqmodule.c @@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(heapreplace_doc, This is more efficient than heappop() followed by heappush(), and can be\n\ more appropriate when using a fixed-size heap. Note that the value\n\ returned may be larger than item! That constrains reasonable uses of\n\ -this routine.\n"); +this routine unless written as part of a larger expression:\n\n\ + result = item <= heap[0] and item or heapreplace(heap, item)\n"); static PyObject * heapify(PyObject *self, PyObject *heap) -- cgit v1.2.1