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bpo-42018: winreg SetValue(Ex) should mention integer as an acceptable value #22671

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Update Doc/library/winreg.rst
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Expand Up @@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ This module offers the following functions:
:const:`REG_SZ`, meaning only strings are supported. Use the :func:`SetValueEx`
function for support for other data types.

*value* is a string that specifies the new value.
*value* is a string or integer that specifies the new value.
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If the key specified by the *sub_key* parameter does not exist, the SetValue
function creates it.
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*type* is an integer that specifies the type of the data. See
:ref:`Value Types <value-types>` for the available types.

*value* is a string that specifies the new value.
*value* is a string or integer that specifies the new value.
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It can be not only a string or integer. Acceptable types depend on the type argument.

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Specifically None, str, int, list (of str) or implements the buffer protocol.

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And it is better to document what types are acceptable for specific value of the type argument in the corresponding section value-types.


This method can also set additional value and type information for the specified
key. The key identified by the key parameter must have been opened with
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