Clarify empty iterable result in any/all.__doc__, as in manual

[py-user]

BPO	17178
Nosy	@terryjreedy, @ezio-melotti, @merwok, @py-user
Files	patch.diff

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assignee = 'https://github.com/ezio-melotti'
closed_at = <Date 2013-02-15.21:40:16.110>
created_at = <Date 2013-02-11.05:47:24.112>
labels = ['easy', 'type-feature', 'docs']
title = 'Clarify empty iterable result in any/all.__doc__, as in manual'
updated_at = <Date 2013-02-15.21:40:16.108>
user = 'https://github.com/py-user'

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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue17178'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.2', 'Python 3.3', 'Python 3.4']

[py-user]

>> help(all)

"
all(...)
all(iterable) -> bool

Return True if bool(x) is True for all values x in the iterable.

"

>>> all([])
True
>>> bool()
False
>>>

[merwok]

If someone wants to write the patch for this, feel free to ask (here or on the core-mentorship friendly mailing list) if you need help finding the right C file or anything else.

[AnkurAnkan]

I am a beginner and want to write the patch for this issue, so please help me find the right C file.
Thanks.

[AnkurAnkan]

I guess I have found it. It's bltinmodule.c .

[terryjreedy]

Titles should fit in the box if possible, and this can ;-).

[python-dev]

New changeset 0f7eec78569c by Ezio Melotti in branch '2.7':
bpo-17178: update any()/all() docstrings to document their behavior with empty iterables. Patch by Ankur Ankan.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/0f7eec78569c

New changeset 1d4849f9e37d by Ezio Melotti in branch '3.2':
bpo-17178: update any()/all() docstrings to document their behavior with empty iterables. Patch by Ankur Ankan.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/1d4849f9e37d

New changeset 34cfe145b286 by Ezio Melotti in branch '3.3':
bpo-17178: merge with 3.2.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/34cfe145b286

New changeset 168efd87e051 by Ezio Melotti in branch 'default':
bpo-17178: merge with 3.3.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/168efd87e051

[ezio-melotti]

Fixed, thanks for the patch!