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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1995-07-07 23:00:35 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1995-07-07 23:00:35 (GMT)
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correct typo; document sys.platform
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@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ It is always available.
This value is not actually defined by the module, but can be set by
the user (or by a program) to specify a clean-up action at program
exit. When set, it should be a parameterless function. This function
- will be called when the interpreter exits in any way (except not when a
+ will be called when the interpreter exits in any way (except when a
fatal error occurs: in that case the interpreter's internal state
cannot be trusted).
\end{datadesc}
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ It is always available.
installation-dependent default.
\end{datadesc}
+\begin{datadesc}{platform}
+This string contains a platform identifier. This can be used to
+append platform-specific components to \code{sys.path}, for instance.
+\end{datadesc}
+
\begin{datadesc}{ps1}
\dataline{ps2}
Strings specifying the primary and secondary prompt of the