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author | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 2002-10-18 15:20:32 (GMT) |
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committer | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 2002-10-18 15:20:32 (GMT) |
commit | 78eb2007580c874750bafa72108f691fae42d826 (patch) | |
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Added cross-references to related material on exceptions.
Closes SF bug #217195.
Make sure section numbers wrap together with the preceeding word
("section").
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diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref7.tex b/Doc/ref/ref7.tex index 265c0b8..1c0a0ee 100644 --- a/Doc/ref/ref7.tex +++ b/Doc/ref/ref7.tex @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ The \keyword{if} statement is used for conditional execution: \end{productionlist} It selects exactly one of the suites by evaluating the expressions one -by one until one is found to be true (see section \ref{Booleans} for +by one until one is found to be true (see section~\ref{Booleans} for the definition of true and false); then that suite is executed (and no other part of the \keyword{if} statement is executed or evaluated). If all expressions are false, the suite of the \keyword{else} clause, if @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ exception are assigned to three variables in the \module{sys}\refbimodindex{sys} module: \code{sys.exc_type} receives the object identifying the exception; \code{sys.exc_value} receives the exception's parameter; \code{sys.exc_traceback} receives a -traceback object\obindex{traceback} (see section \ref{traceback}) +traceback object\obindex{traceback} (see section~\ref{traceback}) identifying the point in the program where the exception occurred. These details are also available through the \function{sys.exc_info()} function, which returns a tuple \code{(\var{exc_type}, \var{exc_value}, @@ -299,13 +299,17 @@ restriction may be lifted in the future). \stindex{break} \stindex{continue} +Additional information on exceptions can be found in +section~\ref{exceptions}, and information on using the \keyword{raise} +statement to generate exceptions may be found in section~\ref{raise}. + \section{Function definitions\label{function}} \indexii{function}{definition} \stindex{def} A function definition defines a user-defined function object (see -section \ref{types}): +section~\ref{types}): \obindex{user-defined function} \obindex{function} @@ -368,8 +372,8 @@ def whats_on_the_telly(penguin=None): return penguin \end{verbatim} -Function call semantics are described in more detail in section -\ref{calls}. +Function call semantics are described in more detail in +section~\ref{calls}. A function call always assigns values to all parameters mentioned in the parameter list, either from position arguments, from keyword arguments, or from default values. If the form ``\code{*identifier}'' @@ -381,7 +385,7 @@ new empty dictionary. It is also possible to create anonymous functions (functions not bound to a name), for immediate use in expressions. This uses lambda forms, -described in section \ref{lambda}. Note that the lambda form is +described in section~\ref{lambda}. Note that the lambda form is merely a shorthand for a simplified function definition; a function defined in a ``\keyword{def}'' statement can be passed around or assigned to another name just like a function defined by a lambda @@ -393,14 +397,14 @@ allows the execution of multiple statements. ``\code{def}'' form executed inside a function definition defines a local function that can be returned or passed around. Free variables used in the nested function can access the local variables of the -function containing the def. See section \ref{naming} for details. +function containing the def. See section~\ref{naming} for details. \section{Class definitions\label{class}} \indexii{class}{definition} \stindex{class} -A class definition defines a class object (see section \ref{types}): +A class definition defines a class object (see section~\ref{types}): \obindex{class} \begin{productionlist} @@ -416,7 +420,7 @@ A class definition defines a class object (see section \ref{types}): A class definition is an executable statement. It first evaluates the inheritance list, if present. Each item in the inheritance list should evaluate to a class object. The class's suite is then executed -in a new execution frame (see section \ref{naming}), using a newly +in a new execution frame (see section~\ref{naming}), using a newly created local namespace and the original global namespace. (Usually, the suite contains only function definitions.) When the class's suite finishes execution, its execution frame is discarded but |