Re: Use of "optional argument" in docstring

[Lennart Borgman]

Nick Roberts wrote:

> Bill Wohler writes:
>
> > I also think the documentation often reads better if the number and the
> > word "argument" is dropped. For example, in the example above, "If BASE
> > is given..." 
>
> Maybe but it would be a lot of work to change now.
>  
To me this looks better, "is given" is enough.