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@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ The `pycmx` package parses a CMX 3600 EDL and its most most common variations.
   read. Event number field and source name field sizes are determined
   dynamically for each statement for a high level of compliance at the expense
   of strictness.
+* An more relaxed "tolerant" mode allows parsing of an EDL file where columns
+  use non-standard widths.
 * Preserves relationship between events and individual edits/clips.
 * Remark or comment fields with common recognized forms are read and 
   available to the client, including clip name and source file data.

docs/source/index.rst

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ The `pycmx` package parses a CMX 3600 EDL and its most most common variations.
   read. Event number field and source name field sizes are determined
   dynamically for each statement for a high level of compliance at the expense
   of strictness.
+* An more relaxed "tolerant" mode allows parsing of an EDL file where columns
+  use non-standard widths.
 * Preserves relationship between events and individual edits/clips.
 * Remark or comment fields with common recognized forms are read and 
   available to the client, including clip name and source file data.

pycmx/parse_cmx_events.py

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ def parse_cmx3600(f: TextIO, tolerant: bool = False) -> EditList:
     Parse a CMX 3600 EDL.
 
     :param TextIO f: a file-like object, an opened CMX 3600 .EDL file.
-    :param bool tolerant: If `True`, a relaxed event line recognition method
-        will be used in the case the stricter default method fails.
+    :param bool tolerant: If `True`, a relaxed event line parsing method will
+        be used, in the case the default method fails.
     :returns: An :class:`pycmx.edit_list.EditList`.
     """
     statements = parse_cmx3600_statements(f, tolerant)