backport tim_one's patch:

resetwarnings():  change the docstring to reflect what the code
actually does.  Note that the description in the Library Reference
manual is already accurate.

Bugfix candidate.

diff --git a/Lib/warnings.py b/Lib/warnings.py
index 5bb00c19758cf846f9e15fa98dd8c79ea4155b13..1e94f59da31e0d7d6bd00282dd2d6ff4d2a71371 100644 (file)
--- a/Lib/warnings.py
+++ b/Lib/warnings.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def filterwarnings(action, message="", category=Warning, module="", lineno=0,
         filters.insert(0, item)
 
 def resetwarnings():
-    """Reset the list of warnings filters to its default state."""
+    """Clear the list of warning filters, so that no filters are active."""
     filters[:] = []
 
 class _OptionError(Exception):