From ed06e07dc93d237bdcb36bb708fab91a8c031c06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fred Drake Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 21:35:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Fix the docstring for sys.getrefcount(). Closes SF bug #571759. --- Python/sysmodule.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c index 581a19baae05..dbe73e770b9a 100644 --- a/Python/sysmodule.c +++ b/Python/sysmodule.c @@ -466,8 +466,9 @@ sys_gettotalrefcount(PyObject *self) static char getrefcount_doc[] = "getrefcount(object) -> integer\n\ \n\ -Return the current reference count for the object. This includes the\n\ -temporary reference in the argument list, so it is at least 2."; +Return the reference count of object. The count returned is generally\n\ +one higher than you might expect, because it includes the (temporary)\n\ +reference as an argument to getrefcount()."; #ifdef COUNT_ALLOCS static PyObject * -- 2.47.3