Merge pull request realpython#237 from BioGeek/patch-1

Kenneth Reitz · Kenneth Reitz · commit bd7cf677eed1 · 2013-01-25T13:09:17.000-08:00
Update docs/writing/style.rst
diff --git a/docs/writing/style.rst b/docs/writing/style.rst
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ will not need that variable, use ``__``:
 .. code-block:: python
 
     filename = 'foobar.txt'
-    basename, __, ext = filename.rpartition()
+    basename, __, ext = filename.rpartition('.')
 
 .. note::
 
