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authorDonald Stufft <donald@stufft.io>2014-05-20 16:58:38 (GMT)
committerDonald Stufft <donald@stufft.io>2014-05-20 16:58:38 (GMT)
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Fix Issue #21528 - Fix documentation typos
Diffstat (limited to 'Doc/library')
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/argparse.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/cmd.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/collections.abc.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/collections.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/configparser.rst4
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/copyreg.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/http.server.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/ipaddress.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/logging.handlers.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/plistlib.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/resource.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/select.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/shutil.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/site.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/socket.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/ssl.rst4
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/threading.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/tkinter.ttk.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/tracemalloc.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/turtle.rst4
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/urllib.request.rst4
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/weakref.rst4
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/webbrowser.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/xml.dom.rst2
24 files changed, 29 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/argparse.rst b/Doc/library/argparse.rst
index b1b5135..36dc5f3 100644
--- a/Doc/library/argparse.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/argparse.rst
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ Customizing file parsing
Arguments that are read from a file (see the *fromfile_prefix_chars*
keyword argument to the :class:`ArgumentParser` constructor) are read one
- argument per line. :meth:`convert_arg_line_to_args` can be overriden for
+ argument per line. :meth:`convert_arg_line_to_args` can be overridden for
fancier reading.
This method takes a single argument *arg_line* which is a string read from
diff --git a/Doc/library/cmd.rst b/Doc/library/cmd.rst
index 9722928..6d57b77 100644
--- a/Doc/library/cmd.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/cmd.rst
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ immediate playback::
'Move turtle to an absolute position with changing orientation. GOTO 100 200'
goto(*parse(arg))
def do_home(self, arg):
- 'Return turtle to the home postion: HOME'
+ 'Return turtle to the home position: HOME'
home()
def do_circle(self, arg):
'Draw circle with given radius an options extent and steps: CIRCLE 50'
diff --git a/Doc/library/collections.abc.rst b/Doc/library/collections.abc.rst
index 356f473..efa922b 100644
--- a/Doc/library/collections.abc.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/collections.abc.rst
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Notes on using :class:`Set` and :class:`MutableSet` as a mixin:
(3)
The :class:`Set` mixin provides a :meth:`_hash` method to compute a hash value
for the set; however, :meth:`__hash__` is not defined because not all sets
- are hashable or immutable. To add set hashabilty using mixins,
+ are hashable or immutable. To add set hashability using mixins,
inherit from both :meth:`Set` and :meth:`Hashable`, then define
``__hash__ = Set._hash``.
diff --git a/Doc/library/collections.rst b/Doc/library/collections.rst
index 06ba042..3ec3240 100644
--- a/Doc/library/collections.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/collections.rst
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ semantics pass-in keyword arguments using a regular unordered dictionary.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Since an ordered dictionary remembers its insertion order, it can be used
-in conjuction with sorting to make a sorted dictionary::
+in conjunction with sorting to make a sorted dictionary::
>>> # regular unsorted dictionary
>>> d = {'banana': 3, 'apple':4, 'pear': 1, 'orange': 2}
diff --git a/Doc/library/configparser.rst b/Doc/library/configparser.rst
index bd6c364..4d65a82 100644
--- a/Doc/library/configparser.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/configparser.rst
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ However, there are a few differences that should be taken into account:
* All sections include ``DEFAULTSECT`` values as well which means that
``.clear()`` on a section may not leave the section visibly empty. This is
because default values cannot be deleted from the section (because technically
- they are not there). If they are overriden in the section, deleting causes
+ they are not there). If they are overridden in the section, deleting causes
the default value to be visible again. Trying to delete a default value
causes a ``KeyError``.
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ the :meth:`__init__` options:
More advanced customization may be achieved by overriding default values of
these parser attributes. The defaults are defined on the classes, so they
-may be overriden by subclasses or by attribute assignment.
+may be overridden by subclasses or by attribute assignment.
.. attribute:: BOOLEAN_STATES
diff --git a/Doc/library/copyreg.rst b/Doc/library/copyreg.rst
index 50d5879..18306c7 100644
--- a/Doc/library/copyreg.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/copyreg.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
module: pickle
module: copy
-The :mod:`copyreg` module offers a way to define fuctions used while pickling
+The :mod:`copyreg` module offers a way to define functions used while pickling
specific objects. The :mod:`pickle` and :mod:`copy` modules use those functions
when pickling/copying those objects. The module provides configuration
information about object constructors which are not classes.
diff --git a/Doc/library/http.server.rst b/Doc/library/http.server.rst
index 0d8e7fe..ec54643 100644
--- a/Doc/library/http.server.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/http.server.rst
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ of which this module provides three different variants:
.. method:: send_response_only(code, message=None)
- Sends the reponse header only, used for the purposes when ``100
+ Sends the response header only, used for the purposes when ``100
Continue`` response is sent by the server to the client. The headers not
buffered and sent directly the output stream.If the *message* is not
specified, the HTTP message corresponding the response *code* is sent.
diff --git a/Doc/library/ipaddress.rst b/Doc/library/ipaddress.rst
index 6899cf6..d48fac9 100644
--- a/Doc/library/ipaddress.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/ipaddress.rst
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ write code that handles both IP versions correctly.
1. A string in decimal-dot notation, consisting of four decimal integers in
the inclusive range 0-255, separated by dots (e.g. ``192.168.0.1``). Each
integer represents an octet (byte) in the address. Leading zeroes are
- tolerated only for values less then 8 (as there is no ambiguity
+ tolerated only for values less than 8 (as there is no ambiguity
between the decimal and octal interpretations of such strings).
2. An integer that fits into 32 bits.
3. An integer packed into a :class:`bytes` object of length 4 (most
diff --git a/Doc/library/logging.handlers.rst b/Doc/library/logging.handlers.rst
index 315c168..9f3b074 100644
--- a/Doc/library/logging.handlers.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/logging.handlers.rst
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ sends logging output to a network socket. The base class uses a TCP socket.
.. method:: createSocket()
Tries to create a socket; on failure, uses an exponential back-off
- algorithm. On intial failure, the handler will drop the message it was
+ algorithm. On initial failure, the handler will drop the message it was
trying to send. When subsequent messages are handled by the same
instance, it will not try connecting until some time has passed. The
default parameters are such that the initial delay is one second, and if
diff --git a/Doc/library/plistlib.rst b/Doc/library/plistlib.rst
index 6a2d6b4..b0d5bcf 100644
--- a/Doc/library/plistlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/plistlib.rst
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ The following functions are deprecated:
and binary) file object. Returns the unpacked root object (which usually
is a dictionary).
- This function calls :func:`load` to do the actual work, the the documentation
+ This function calls :func:`load` to do the actual work, see the documentation
of :func:`that function <load>` for an explanation of the keyword arguments.
.. note::
diff --git a/Doc/library/resource.rst b/Doc/library/resource.rst
index f8112cc..7c0e4ca 100644
--- a/Doc/library/resource.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/resource.rst
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ this module for those platforms.
.. data:: RLIM_INFINITY
- Constant used to represent the the limit for an unlimited resource.
+ Constant used to represent the limit for an unlimited resource.
.. function:: getrlimit(resource)
diff --git a/Doc/library/select.rst b/Doc/library/select.rst
index 973a0cc..a5e0c13 100644
--- a/Doc/library/select.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/select.rst
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ object.
.. warning::
Registering a file descriptor that's already registered is not an
- error, but the result is undefined. The appropiate action is to
+ error, but the result is undefined. The appropriate action is to
unregister or modify it first. This is an important difference
compared with :c:func:`poll`.
diff --git a/Doc/library/shutil.rst b/Doc/library/shutil.rst
index 3ed1d05..7cc397d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/shutil.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/shutil.rst
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ Directory and files operations
On Windows, the current directory is always prepended to the *path* whether
or not you use the default or provide your own, which is the behavior the
- command shell uses when finding executables. Additionaly, when finding the
+ command shell uses when finding executables. Additionally, when finding the
*cmd* in the *path*, the ``PATHEXT`` environment variable is checked. For
example, if you call ``shutil.which("python")``, :func:`which` will search
``PATHEXT`` to know that it should look for ``python.exe`` within the *path*
diff --git a/Doc/library/site.rst b/Doc/library/site.rst
index 6beda84..ee2a68a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/site.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/site.rst
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ Module contents
unless the Python interpreter was started with the :option:`-S` flag.
.. versionchanged:: 3.3
- This function used to be called unconditionnally.
+ This function used to be called unconditionally.
.. function:: addsitedir(sitedir, known_paths=None)
diff --git a/Doc/library/socket.rst b/Doc/library/socket.rst
index 54c6bad..1f5a8e0 100644
--- a/Doc/library/socket.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/socket.rst
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ After binding (:const:`CAN_RAW`) or connecting (:const:`CAN_BCM`) the socket, yo
can use the :meth:`socket.send`, and the :meth:`socket.recv` operations (and
their counterparts) on the socket object as usual.
-This example might require special priviledge::
+This example might require special privileges::
import socket
import struct
diff --git a/Doc/library/ssl.rst b/Doc/library/ssl.rst
index f8bdcb0..0b0edd8 100644
--- a/Doc/library/ssl.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/ssl.rst
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ to speed up repeated connections from the same clients.
:data:`CERT_NONE`. At least one of *cafile* or *capath* must be specified.
This method can also load certification revocation lists (CRLs) in PEM or
- or DER format. In order to make use of CRLs, :attr:`SSLContext.verify_flags`
+ DER format. In order to make use of CRLs, :attr:`SSLContext.verify_flags`
must be configured properly.
The *cafile* string, if present, is the path to a file of concatenated
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ Manual settings
Verifying certificates
''''''''''''''''''''''
-When calling the the :class:`SSLContext` constructor directly,
+When calling the :class:`SSLContext` constructor directly,
:const:`CERT_NONE` is the default. Since it does not authenticate the other
peer, it can be insecure, especially in client mode where most of time you
would like to ensure the authenticity of the server you're talking to.
diff --git a/Doc/library/threading.rst b/Doc/library/threading.rst
index 4a3b3ea..03ee769 100644
--- a/Doc/library/threading.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/threading.rst
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ item to the buffer only needs to wake up one consumer thread.
cv.wait()
Therefore, the same rules apply as with :meth:`wait`: The lock must be
- held when called and is re-aquired on return. The predicate is evaluated
+ held when called and is re-acquired on return. The predicate is evaluated
with the lock held.
.. versionadded:: 3.2
diff --git a/Doc/library/tkinter.ttk.rst b/Doc/library/tkinter.ttk.rst
index 6f8bf1c..b0eefcb 100644
--- a/Doc/library/tkinter.ttk.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/tkinter.ttk.rst
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ Ttk Styling
Each widget in :mod:`ttk` is assigned a style, which specifies the set of
elements making up the widget and how they are arranged, along with dynamic
and default settings for element options. By default the style name is the
-same as the widget's class name, but it may be overriden by the widget's style
+same as the widget's class name, but it may be overridden by the widget's style
option. If you don't know the class name of a widget, use the method
:meth:`Misc.winfo_class` (somewidget.winfo_class()).
diff --git a/Doc/library/tracemalloc.rst b/Doc/library/tracemalloc.rst
index 3405518..f1e2602 100644
--- a/Doc/library/tracemalloc.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/tracemalloc.rst
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ Functions
the *nframe* parameter of the :func:`start` function to store more frames.
The :mod:`tracemalloc` module must be tracing memory allocations to take a
- snapshot, see the the :func:`start` function.
+ snapshot, see the :func:`start` function.
See also the :func:`get_object_traceback` function.
diff --git a/Doc/library/turtle.rst b/Doc/library/turtle.rst
index 0e3a979..dbb1aa9 100644
--- a/Doc/library/turtle.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/turtle.rst
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ Input methods
Pop up a dialog window for input of a number. title is the title of the
dialog window, prompt is a text mostly describing what numerical information
- to input. default: default value, minval: minimum value for imput,
+ to input. default: default value, minval: minimum value for input,
maxval: maximum value for input
The number input must be in the range minval .. maxval if these are
given. If not, a hint is issued and the dialog remains open for
@@ -2397,7 +2397,7 @@ Changes since Python 3.0
Accordingly the latter has got an alias: :meth:`Screen.onkeyrelease`.
- The method :meth:`Screen.mainloop` has been added. So when working only
- with Screen and Turtle objects one must not additonally import
+ with Screen and Turtle objects one must not additionally import
:func:`mainloop` anymore.
- Two input methods has been added :meth:`Screen.textinput` and
diff --git a/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst b/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst
index 019f59c..b588dad 100644
--- a/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ The :mod:`urllib.request` module defines the following functions:
:class:`http.client.HTTPResponse` object which has the following
:ref:`httpresponse-objects` methods.
- For ftp, file, and data urls and requests explicity handled by legacy
+ For ftp, file, and data urls and requests explicitly handled by legacy
:class:`URLopener` and :class:`FancyURLopener` classes, this function
returns a :class:`urllib.response.addinfourl` object which can work as
:term:`context manager` and has methods such as
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ The following W3C document, http://www.w3.org/International/O-charset\ , lists
the various ways in which a (X)HTML or a XML document could have specified its
encoding information.
-As the python.org website uses *utf-8* encoding as specified in it's meta tag, we
+As the python.org website uses *utf-8* encoding as specified in its meta tag, we
will use the same for decoding the bytes object. ::
>>> with urllib.request.urlopen('http://www.python.org/') as f:
diff --git a/Doc/library/weakref.rst b/Doc/library/weakref.rst
index 9ca60a9..cc883b1 100644
--- a/Doc/library/weakref.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/weakref.rst
@@ -566,8 +566,8 @@ third party, such as running code when a module is unloaded::
.. note::
- If you create a finalizer object in a daemonic thread just as the
- the program exits then there is the possibility that the finalizer
+ If you create a finalizer object in a daemonic thread just as the program
+ exits then there is the possibility that the finalizer
does not get called at exit. However, in a daemonic thread
:func:`atexit.register`, ``try: ... finally: ...`` and ``with: ...``
do not guarantee that cleanup occurs either.
diff --git a/Doc/library/webbrowser.rst b/Doc/library/webbrowser.rst
index ef63769..aa5e4ad 100644
--- a/Doc/library/webbrowser.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/webbrowser.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ available. If text-mode browsers are used, the calling process will block until
the user exits the browser.
If the environment variable :envvar:`BROWSER` exists, it is interpreted as the
-:data:`os.pathsep`-separated list of browsers to try ahead of the the platform
+:data:`os.pathsep`-separated list of browsers to try ahead of the platform
defaults. When the value of a list part contains the string ``%s``, then it is
interpreted as a literal browser command line to be used with the argument URL
substituted for ``%s``; if the part does not contain ``%s``, it is simply
diff --git a/Doc/library/xml.dom.rst b/Doc/library/xml.dom.rst
index 19512ed..4914738 100644
--- a/Doc/library/xml.dom.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/xml.dom.rst
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ objects:
.. method:: NodeList.item(i)
Return the *i*'th item from the sequence, if there is one, or ``None``. The
- index *i* is not allowed to be less then zero or greater than or equal to the
+ index *i* is not allowed to be less than zero or greater than or equal to the
length of the sequence.