@@ -48,9 +48,13 @@ The available exception and functions in this module are:
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4949 Combine two Adler-32 checksums into one.
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51- Given an Adler-32 check value *adler1 * of a sequence A and an Adler-32 check
52- value *adler2 * of a sequence B of length *len2 *, the returned checksum
53- is the Adler-32 check value of A and B concatenated.
51+ Given the Adler-32 checksum *adler1 * of a sequence ``A `` and the
52+ Adler-32 checksum *adler2 * of a sequence ``B `` of length *len2 *,
53+ return the Adler-32 checksum of ``A `` and ``B `` concatenated.
54+
55+ This function is typically useful to combine Adler-32 checksums
56+ that were concurrently computed. To compute checksums from a stream
57+ of chunks, use :func: `adler32 ` sequentially instead.
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@@ -150,9 +154,13 @@ The available exception and functions in this module are:
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151155 Combine two CRC-32 checksums into one.
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153- Given a CRC-32 check value *crc1 * of a sequence A and a CRC-32 check
154- value *crc2 * of a sequence B of length *len2 *, the returned checksum
155- is the CRC-32 check value of A and B concatenated.
157+ Given the CRC-32 checksum *crc1 * of a sequence ``A `` and the
158+ CRC-32 checksum *crc2 * of a sequence ``B `` of length *len2 *,
159+ return the CRC-32 checksum of ``A `` and ``B `` concatenated.
160+
161+ This function is typically useful to combine CRC-32 checksums
162+ that were concurrently computed. To compute checksums from a
163+ stream of chunks, use :func: `crc32 ` sequentially instead.
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