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author | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1999-04-13 21:39:31 (GMT) |
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committer | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1999-04-13 21:39:31 (GMT) |
commit | b9971b9964cbfaeca1d6b1b25e23e7cb62224f3a (patch) | |
tree | 17abc7601072a69c75a99217590d53062bad15cb /Doc/lib/libbastion.tex | |
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Minor cleanup.
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libbastion.tex b/Doc/lib/libbastion.tex index 15bb029..7a4f932 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libbastion.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libbastion.tex @@ -1,8 +1,9 @@ \section{\module{Bastion} --- - Providing restricted access to objects.} -\declaremodule{standard}{Bastion} + Restricting access to objects} +\declaremodule{standard}{Bastion} \modulesynopsis{Providing restricted access to objects.} +\moduleauthor{Barry Warsaw}{bwarsaw@python.org} % I'm concerned that the word 'bastion' won't be understood by people @@ -13,9 +14,9 @@ According to the dictionary, a bastion is ``a fortified area or position'', or ``something that is considered a stronghold.'' It's a suitable name for this module, which provides a way to forbid access to certain attributes of an object. It must always be used with the -\module{rexec} module, in order to allow restricted-mode programs access -to certain safe attributes of an object, while denying access to -other, unsafe attributes. +\refmodule{rexec} module, in order to allow restricted-mode programs +access to certain safe attributes of an object, while denying access +to other, unsafe attributes. % I've punted on the issue of documenting keyword arguments for now. @@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ If present, \var{filter} must be a function that accepts a string containing an attribute name, and returns true if access to that attribute will be permitted; if \var{filter} returns false, the access is denied. The default filter denies access to any function beginning -with an underscore (\samp{_}). The bastion's string representation +with an underscore (\character{_}). The bastion's string representation will be \samp{<Bastion for \var{name}>} if a value for \var{name} is provided; otherwise, \samp{repr(\var{object})} will be used. |