Commit 49c14d8e authored by Martin Panter's avatar Martin Panter

Issue #26483: Clarify str.isdecimal() and isdigit()

Patch by Julien Palard.
parent 41176ae1
......@@ -1639,18 +1639,20 @@ expression support in the :mod:`re` module).
Return true if all characters in the string are decimal
characters and there is at least one character, false
otherwise. Decimal characters are those from general category "Nd". This category
includes digit characters, and all characters
that can be used to form decimal-radix numbers, e.g. U+0660,
ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT ZERO.
otherwise. Decimal characters are those that can be used to form
numbers in base 10, e.g. U+0660, ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT
ZERO. Formally a decimal character is a character in the Unicode
General Category "Nd".
.. method:: str.isdigit()
Return true if all characters in the string are digits and there is at least one
character, false otherwise. Digits include decimal characters and digits that need
special handling, such as the compatibility superscript digits. Formally, a digit
is a character that has the property value Numeric_Type=Digit or Numeric_Type=Decimal.
special handling, such as the compatibility superscript digits.
This covers digits which cannot be used to form numbers in base 10,
like the Kharosthi numbers. Formally, a digit is a character that has the
property value Numeric_Type=Digit or Numeric_Type=Decimal.
.. method:: str.isidentifier()
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