X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~mdw/git/chopwood/blobdiff_plain/77bef10fa6bce063445df4feb9ac5f678b71cb99..fb306d6efd803bb855c8a84b750c400a668e332b:/format.py

diff --git a/format.py b/format.py
index d6eb896..2b90cb9 100644
--- a/format.py
+++ b/format.py
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class NextArg (BaseArg):
     else: return None
 
 NEXTARG = NextArg()
-## Because a `NextArg' collectors are used so commonly, and they're all the
+## Because `NextArg' collectors are used so commonly, and they're all the
 ## same, we make a distinguished one and try to use that instead.  Nothing
 ## goes badly wrong if you don't use this, but you'll use more memory than
 ## strictly necessary.
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ VARNEXT = VariableParameter(NEXTARG)
 ##      whether the `@' and `:' modifiers were set in the control string.
 ##      GETARG is the collector for the operation's argument(s).  The PARAMS
 ##      are a list of parameter collectors.  Finally, CHAR is the directive
-##      character (so directives with siilar behaviour can use the same
+##      character (so directives with similar behaviour can use the same
 ##      class).
 
 class FormatLiteral (object):
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ def compile(control):
 
   PARAMS ::= PARAM [`,' PARAMS]
 
-  PARAM ::= EMPTY | INT | `'' CHAR | `v' | `!' ARG
+  PARAM ::= EMPTY | INT | `#' | `'' CHAR | `v' | `!' ARG
 
   FLAGS ::= [[ `@' | `:' ]]*
 
@@ -806,11 +806,11 @@ def compile(control):
   items drawn from the listed alternatives, each appearing at most once.  See
   the function `parse_arg' for the syntax of ARG.)
 
-  An empty PARAM is equivalent to omitting the parameter; `!ARG' reads the
-  parameter value from the argument; `v' is equivalent to `!+', as a
-  convenient abbreviation and for Common Lisp compatibility.  The `=ARG'
-  notation indicates which argument(s) should be processed by the operation:
-  the default is `=+'.
+  An empty PARAM is equivalent to omitting the parameter; `#' is the number
+  of remaining positional arguments; `!ARG' reads the parameter value from
+  the argument; `v' is equivalent to `!+', as a convenient abbreviation and
+  for Common Lisp compatibility.  The `=ARG' notation indicates which
+  argument(s) should be processed by the operation: the default is `=+'
   """
   if not isinstance(control, basestring): return control
   pp = []