Doc: use positive example, mention population count

python · mdickinson · May 29, 2020 · Mar 10, 2017 · May 26, 2020 · May 26, 2020
commit b87f1621aea6152743be0aff4fb68bcb707b7932
diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
@@ -481,13 +481,16 @@ class`. In addition, it provides a few more methods:
 .. method:: int.bit_count()
 
     Return the number of ones in the binary representation of the absolute
-    value of the integer::
+    value of the integer. This is also known as the population count.
+    Example::
 
-        >>> n = -19
+        >>> n = 19
         >>> bin(n)
-        '-0b10011'
+        '0b10011'
         >>> n.bit_count()
         3
+        >>> (-n).bit_count()
+        3
 
     Equivalent to::