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Fix parameter name of read_mime_types() in mimetypes docs
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11 changes: 6 additions & 5 deletions Doc/library/mimetypes.rst
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Expand Up @@ -116,12 +116,13 @@ behavior of the module.
Previously, Windows registry settings were ignored.


.. function:: read_mime_types(filename)
.. function:: read_mime_types(file)

Load the type map given in the file *filename*, if it exists. The type map is
returned as a dictionary mapping filename extensions, including the leading dot
(``'.'``), to strings of the form ``'type/subtype'``. If the file *filename*
does not exist or cannot be read, ``None`` is returned.
Load the type map given in the file named by *file*, if it exists. *file*
must be a string specifying the name of the file to read. The type map is
returned as a dictionary mapping file extensions, including the leading dot
(``'.'``), to strings of the form ``'type/subtype'``. If the file does not
exist or cannot be read, ``None`` is returned.


.. function:: add_type(type, ext, strict=True)
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