Issue #21488: Fix doc of codecs.decode() and codecs.encode(), no keyword support.

vstinner · vstinner · commit ef5b4e3dc3b0 · 2014-05-14T17:08:45.000+02:00
Patch written by Brad Aylsworth.
diff --git a/Doc/library/codecs.rst b/Doc/library/codecs.rst
@@ -22,19 +22,21 @@ manages the codec and error handling lookup process.
 
 It defines the following functions:
 
-.. function:: encode(obj, encoding='utf-8', errors='strict')
+.. function:: encode(obj, [encoding[, errors]])
 
-   Encodes *obj* using the codec registered for *encoding*.
+   Encodes *obj* using the codec registered for *encoding*. The default
+   encoding is ``utf-8``.
 
    *Errors* may be given to set the desired error handling scheme. The
    default error handler is ``strict`` meaning that encoding errors raise
    :exc:`ValueError` (or a more codec specific subclass, such as
    :exc:`UnicodeEncodeError`). Refer to :ref:`codec-base-classes` for more
    information on codec error handling.
 
-.. function:: decode(obj, encoding='utf-8', errors='strict')
+.. function:: decode(obj, [encoding[, errors]])
 
-   Decodes *obj* using the codec registered for *encoding*.
+   Decodes *obj* using the codec registered for *encoding*. The default
+   encoding is ``utf-8``.
 
    *Errors* may be given to set the desired error handling scheme. The
    default error handler is ``strict`` meaning that decoding errors raise
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ David Ascher
 Chris AtLee
 Aymeric Augustin
 John Aycock
+Brad Aylsworth
 Donovan Baarda
 Arne Babenhauserheide
 Attila Babo
