Document new builtin buffer(). Greg Stein.

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Guido van Rossum 1999-03-19 19:10:14 +00:00
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@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ dictionary whose keys are strings. It specifies keyword arguments to
be added to the end of the the argument list.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{buffer}{object\optional{, offset\optional{, size}}}
The \var{object} argument must be an object that supports the
buffer call interface (such as strings, arrays, and buffers). A new
buffer object will be created which references the \var{object} argument.
The buffer object will be a slice from the beginning of \var{object}
(or from the specified \var{offset}). The slice will extend to the
end of \var{object} (or will have a length given by the \var{size}
argument).
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{callable}{object}
Return true if the \var{object} argument appears callable, false if
not. If this returns true, it is still possible that a call fails,