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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1997-08-15 18:57:32 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1997-08-15 18:57:32 (GMT)
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Fixes to make it pass latex without complaints.
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diff --git a/Doc/api/api.tex b/Doc/api/api.tex
index 3a0ddb0..f3aec7c 100644
--- a/Doc/api/api.tex
+++ b/Doc/api/api.tex
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ particular, it looks for a directory named \code{lib/python1.5}
(replacing \code{1.5} with the current interpreter version) relative
to the parent directory where the executable named \code{python} is
found on the shell command search path (the environment variable
-\code{$PATH}). For instance, if the Python executable is found in
+\code{\$PATH}). For instance, if the Python executable is found in
\code{/usr/local/bin/python}, it will assume that the libraries are in
\code{/usr/local/lib/python1.5}. In fact, this also the ``fallback''
location, used when no executable file named \code{python} is found
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ directories in front of the standard path by setting
The embedding application can steer the search by calling
\code{Py_SetProgramName(\var{file})} \emph{before} calling
-\code{Py_Initialize()}. Note that \code[$PYTHONHOME} still overrides
+\code{Py_Initialize()}. Note that \code{\$PYTHONHOME} still overrides
this and \code{\$PYTHONPATH} is still inserted in front of the
standard path.
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ platform.
\begin{cfuncdesc}{char *}{Py_GetProgramFullPath}{}
Return the full program name of the Python executable; this is
computed as a side-effect of deriving the default module search path
-from the program name (set by \code{Py_SetProgramName() above). The
+from the program name (set by \code{Py_SetProgramName()} above). The
returned string points into static storage; the caller should not
modify its value. The value is available to Python code as
\code{sys.executable}. % XXX is that the right sys.name?
@@ -1459,11 +1459,11 @@ modify its value. The value is available to Python code as
\begin{cfuncdesc}{char *}{Py_GetPath}{}
Return the default module search path; this is computed from the
-program name (set by \code{Py_SetProgramName() above) and some
+program name (set by \code{Py_SetProgramName()} above) and some
environment variables. The returned string consists of a series of
directory names separated by a platform dependent delimiter character.
The delimiter character is \code{':'} on Unix, \code{';'} on
-DOS/Windows, and \code{'\n'} (the ASCII newline character) on
+DOS/Windows, and \code{'\\n'} (the ASCII newline character) on
Macintosh. The returned string points into static storage; the caller
should not modify its value. The value is available to Python code
as the list \code{sys.path}, which may be modified to change the
@@ -1476,7 +1476,9 @@ future search path for loaded modules.
Return the version of this Python interpreter. This is a string that
looks something like
-\code{"1.5a3 (#67, Aug 1 1997, 22:34:28) [GCC 2.7.2.2]"}.
+\begin{verbatim}
+"1.5a3 (#67, Aug 1 1997, 22:34:28) [GCC 2.7.2.2]"
+\end{verbatim}
The first word (up to the first space character) is the current Python
version; the first three characters are the major and minor version
@@ -1522,7 +1524,9 @@ the variable \code{sys.version}.
Return information about the sequence number and build date and time
of the current Python interpreter instance, for example
-\code{"#67, Aug 1 1997, 22:34:28"}
+\begin{verbatim}
+"#67, Aug 1 1997, 22:34:28"
+\end{verbatim}
The returned string points into static storage; the caller should not
modify its value. The value is available to Python code as part of
@@ -1556,13 +1560,13 @@ the variable \code{sys.version}.
\end{cfuncdesc}
% XXX These aren't really C functions!
-\begin{cfuncdesc}{Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS}{}
+\begin{cfuncdesc}{}{Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS}{}
\end{cfuncdesc}
-\begin{cfuncdesc}{Py_BEGIN_END_THREADS}{}
+\begin{cfuncdesc}{}{Py_BEGIN_END_THREADS}{}
\end{cfuncdesc}
-\begin{cfuncdesc}{Py_BEGIN_XXX_THREADS}{}
+\begin{cfuncdesc}{}{Py_BEGIN_XXX_THREADS}{}
\end{cfuncdesc}