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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1995-01-04 19:17:34 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1995-01-04 19:17:34 (GMT)
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copyright.tex: Add 1995 to copyright message.
lib.tex: add libimp; remove bogus warning about lineii. libmath.tex: document hypot(). libmd5.tex: rename md5.md5() to md5.new(). libposix.tex: document chown(). libposixfile.tex: openfile() instead of fileopen(). libsocket.tex: document gethostbyaddr(). libtypes.tex: add footnote explaining why readline() keeps the newline. ref3.tex: correct typos, add back*quotes to index. ref4.tex: don't use \verb inside footnote. ref5.tex: explain repr() and str() and add them + back*quotes to index. ref6.tex: correct typo, don't use \verb in footnote. ref7.tex: don't use \verb in footnote.
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-rw-r--r--Doc/copyright.tex4
-rw-r--r--Doc/lib.tex3
-rw-r--r--Doc/lib/lib.tex3
-rw-r--r--Doc/lib/libmath.tex4
-rw-r--r--Doc/lib/libmd5.tex14
-rw-r--r--Doc/lib/libposix.tex6
-rw-r--r--Doc/lib/libposixfile.tex2
-rw-r--r--Doc/lib/libsocket.tex11
-rw-r--r--Doc/lib/libtypes.tex9
-rw-r--r--Doc/libmath.tex4
-rw-r--r--Doc/libmd5.tex14
-rw-r--r--Doc/libposix.tex6
-rw-r--r--Doc/libposixfile.tex2
-rw-r--r--Doc/libsocket.tex11
-rw-r--r--Doc/libtypes.tex9
-rw-r--r--Doc/ref/ref3.tex12
-rw-r--r--Doc/ref/ref4.tex6
-rw-r--r--Doc/ref/ref5.tex10
-rw-r--r--Doc/ref/ref6.tex4
-rw-r--r--Doc/ref/ref7.tex2
-rw-r--r--Doc/ref3.tex12
-rw-r--r--Doc/ref4.tex6
-rw-r--r--Doc/ref5.tex10
-rw-r--r--Doc/ref6.tex4
-rw-r--r--Doc/ref7.tex2
-rw-r--r--Doc/texinputs/copyright.tex4
26 files changed, 134 insertions, 40 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/copyright.tex b/Doc/copyright.tex
index f445c40..d870d3c 100644
--- a/Doc/copyright.tex
+++ b/Doc/copyright.tex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Copyright 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 by Stichting Mathematisch Centrum,
-Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
+Copyright 1991-1995 by Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam,
+The Netherlands.
\begin{center}
All Rights Reserved
diff --git a/Doc/lib.tex b/Doc/lib.tex
index 900cfac..d3901b2 100644
--- a/Doc/lib.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib.tex
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ language.
\input{libmods} % Built-in modules
\input{libsys}
\input{libbltin} % really __builtin__
+\input{libimp}
\input{libmain} % really __main__
\input{libarray}
\input{libmath}
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ language.
\input{libgdbm}
\input{libgrp}
\input{libposix}
-\input{libposixfile} % XXX this uses lineii which partparse.py doesn't know
+\input{libposixfile}
\input{libppath} % really posixpath
\input{libpwd}
\input{libselect}
diff --git a/Doc/lib/lib.tex b/Doc/lib/lib.tex
index 900cfac..d3901b2 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/lib.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/lib.tex
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ language.
\input{libmods} % Built-in modules
\input{libsys}
\input{libbltin} % really __builtin__
+\input{libimp}
\input{libmain} % really __main__
\input{libarray}
\input{libmath}
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ language.
\input{libgdbm}
\input{libgrp}
\input{libposix}
-\input{libposixfile} % XXX this uses lineii which partparse.py doesn't know
+\input{libposixfile}
\input{libppath} % really posixpath
\input{libpwd}
\input{libselect}
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libmath.tex b/Doc/lib/libmath.tex
index c26e849..6c6a90f 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libmath.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libmath.tex
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ They are:
\code{floor(\varvars{x})},
\code{fmod(\varvars{x\, y})},
\code{frexp(\varvars{x})},
+\code{hypot(\varvars{x\, y})},
\code{ldexp(\varvars{x\, y})},
\code{log(\varvars{x})},
\code{log10(\varvars{x})},
@@ -61,6 +62,9 @@ pattern than their C equivalents: they take a single argument and
return a pair of values, rather than returning their second return
value through an `output parameter' (there is no such thing in Python).
+The \code{hypot} function, which is not standard C, is not available
+on all platforms.
+
The module also defines two mathematical constants:
\iftexi
\begin{datadesc}{pi}
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libmd5.tex b/Doc/lib/libmd5.tex
index edaa727..3e22820 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libmd5.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libmd5.tex
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ example will be helpful:
to obtain the digest of the string \code{'abc'}, use \ldots
\bcode\begin{verbatim}
->>> from md5 import md5
->>> m = md5()
+>>> import md5
+>>> m = md5.new()
>>> m.update('abc')
>>> m.digest()
'\220\001P\230<\322O\260\326\226?}(\341\177r'
@@ -25,16 +25,22 @@ to obtain the digest of the string \code{'abc'}, use \ldots
More condensed:
\bcode\begin{verbatim}
->>> md5('abc').digest()
+>>> md5.new('abc').digest()
'\220\001P\230<\322O\260\326\226?}(\341\177r'
\end{verbatim}\ecode
\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module md5)}
-\begin{funcdesc}{md5}{\optional{arg}}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{new}{\optional{arg}}
Create a new md5-object. If \var{arg} is present, an initial
\code{update} method is called with \var{arg} as argument.
\end{funcdesc}
+\begin{funcdesc}{md5}{\optional{arg}}
+For backward compatibility reasons, this is an alternative name for the
+\code{new} function.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
An md5-object has the following methods:
\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(md5 method)}
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libposix.tex b/Doc/lib/libposix.tex
index c22f1e0..987f746 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libposix.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libposix.tex
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ Change the current working directory to \var{path}.
Change the mode of \var{path} to the numeric \var{mode}.
\end{funcdesc}
+\begin{funcdesc}{chown}{path\, uid, gid}
+Change the owner and group id of \var{path} to the numeric \var{uid}
+and \var{gid}.
+(Not on MS-DOS.)
+\end{funcdesc}
+
\begin{funcdesc}{close}{fd}
Close file descriptor \var{fd}.
\end{funcdesc}
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libposixfile.tex b/Doc/lib/libposixfile.tex
index 346f576..050ba5a 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libposixfile.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libposixfile.tex
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The posixfile module defines the following functions:
builtin function.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{openfile}{fileobject}
+\begin{funcdesc}{fileopen}{fileobject}
Create a new posixfile object with the given standard file object.
The resulting object has the same filename and mode as the original
file object.
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex b/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex
index 60b9d15..1026ef1 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex
@@ -79,7 +79,16 @@ is an IP address itself it is returned unchanged.
Return a string containing the hostname of the machine where
the Python interpreter is currently executing. If you want to know the
current machine's IP address, use
-\code{socket.gethostbyname( socket.gethostname() )} instead.
+\code{socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())} instead.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{gethostbyaddr}{ip_address}
+Return a triple \code{(hostname, aliaslist, ipaddrlist)} where
+\code{hostname} is the primary host name responding to the given
+\var{ip_address}, \code{aliaslist} is a (possibly empty) list of
+alternative host names for the same address, and \code{ipaddrlist} is
+a list of IP addresses for the same interface on the same
+host (most likely containing only a single address).
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{getservbyname}{servicename\, protocolname}
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex b/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex
index b5dadaf..1d5beb4 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex
@@ -580,7 +580,14 @@ Files have the following methods:
\begin{funcdesc}{readline}{}
Read one entire line from the file. A trailing newline character is
- kept in the string (but may be absent when a file ends with an
+ kept in the string%
+\footnote{The advantage of leaving the newline on is that an empty string
+ can be returned to mean \EOF{} without being ambiguous. Another
+ advantage is that (in cases where it might matter, e.g. if you
+ want to make an exact copy of a file while scanning its lines)
+ you can tell whether the last line of a file ended in a newline
+ or not (yes this happens!).}
+ (but may be absent when a file ends with an
incomplete line). An empty string is returned when \EOF{} is hit
immediately. Note: unlike \code{stdio}'s \code{fgets()}, the returned
string contains null characters (\code{'\e 0'}) if they occurred in the
diff --git a/Doc/libmath.tex b/Doc/libmath.tex
index c26e849..6c6a90f 100644
--- a/Doc/libmath.tex
+++ b/Doc/libmath.tex
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ They are:
\code{floor(\varvars{x})},
\code{fmod(\varvars{x\, y})},
\code{frexp(\varvars{x})},
+\code{hypot(\varvars{x\, y})},
\code{ldexp(\varvars{x\, y})},
\code{log(\varvars{x})},
\code{log10(\varvars{x})},
@@ -61,6 +62,9 @@ pattern than their C equivalents: they take a single argument and
return a pair of values, rather than returning their second return
value through an `output parameter' (there is no such thing in Python).
+The \code{hypot} function, which is not standard C, is not available
+on all platforms.
+
The module also defines two mathematical constants:
\iftexi
\begin{datadesc}{pi}
diff --git a/Doc/libmd5.tex b/Doc/libmd5.tex
index edaa727..3e22820 100644
--- a/Doc/libmd5.tex
+++ b/Doc/libmd5.tex
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ example will be helpful:
to obtain the digest of the string \code{'abc'}, use \ldots
\bcode\begin{verbatim}
->>> from md5 import md5
->>> m = md5()
+>>> import md5
+>>> m = md5.new()
>>> m.update('abc')
>>> m.digest()
'\220\001P\230<\322O\260\326\226?}(\341\177r'
@@ -25,16 +25,22 @@ to obtain the digest of the string \code{'abc'}, use \ldots
More condensed:
\bcode\begin{verbatim}
->>> md5('abc').digest()
+>>> md5.new('abc').digest()
'\220\001P\230<\322O\260\326\226?}(\341\177r'
\end{verbatim}\ecode
\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module md5)}
-\begin{funcdesc}{md5}{\optional{arg}}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{new}{\optional{arg}}
Create a new md5-object. If \var{arg} is present, an initial
\code{update} method is called with \var{arg} as argument.
\end{funcdesc}
+\begin{funcdesc}{md5}{\optional{arg}}
+For backward compatibility reasons, this is an alternative name for the
+\code{new} function.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
An md5-object has the following methods:
\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(md5 method)}
diff --git a/Doc/libposix.tex b/Doc/libposix.tex
index c22f1e0..987f746 100644
--- a/Doc/libposix.tex
+++ b/Doc/libposix.tex
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ Change the current working directory to \var{path}.
Change the mode of \var{path} to the numeric \var{mode}.
\end{funcdesc}
+\begin{funcdesc}{chown}{path\, uid, gid}
+Change the owner and group id of \var{path} to the numeric \var{uid}
+and \var{gid}.
+(Not on MS-DOS.)
+\end{funcdesc}
+
\begin{funcdesc}{close}{fd}
Close file descriptor \var{fd}.
\end{funcdesc}
diff --git a/Doc/libposixfile.tex b/Doc/libposixfile.tex
index 346f576..050ba5a 100644
--- a/Doc/libposixfile.tex
+++ b/Doc/libposixfile.tex
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The posixfile module defines the following functions:
builtin function.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{openfile}{fileobject}
+\begin{funcdesc}{fileopen}{fileobject}
Create a new posixfile object with the given standard file object.
The resulting object has the same filename and mode as the original
file object.
diff --git a/Doc/libsocket.tex b/Doc/libsocket.tex
index 60b9d15..1026ef1 100644
--- a/Doc/libsocket.tex
+++ b/Doc/libsocket.tex
@@ -79,7 +79,16 @@ is an IP address itself it is returned unchanged.
Return a string containing the hostname of the machine where
the Python interpreter is currently executing. If you want to know the
current machine's IP address, use
-\code{socket.gethostbyname( socket.gethostname() )} instead.
+\code{socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())} instead.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{gethostbyaddr}{ip_address}
+Return a triple \code{(hostname, aliaslist, ipaddrlist)} where
+\code{hostname} is the primary host name responding to the given
+\var{ip_address}, \code{aliaslist} is a (possibly empty) list of
+alternative host names for the same address, and \code{ipaddrlist} is
+a list of IP addresses for the same interface on the same
+host (most likely containing only a single address).
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{getservbyname}{servicename\, protocolname}
diff --git a/Doc/libtypes.tex b/Doc/libtypes.tex
index b5dadaf..1d5beb4 100644
--- a/Doc/libtypes.tex
+++ b/Doc/libtypes.tex
@@ -580,7 +580,14 @@ Files have the following methods:
\begin{funcdesc}{readline}{}
Read one entire line from the file. A trailing newline character is
- kept in the string (but may be absent when a file ends with an
+ kept in the string%
+\footnote{The advantage of leaving the newline on is that an empty string
+ can be returned to mean \EOF{} without being ambiguous. Another
+ advantage is that (in cases where it might matter, e.g. if you
+ want to make an exact copy of a file while scanning its lines)
+ you can tell whether the last line of a file ended in a newline
+ or not (yes this happens!).}
+ (but may be absent when a file ends with an
incomplete line). An empty string is returned when \EOF{} is hit
immediately. Note: unlike \code{stdio}'s \code{fgets()}, the returned
string contains null characters (\code{'\e 0'}) if they occurred in the
diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref3.tex b/Doc/ref/ref3.tex
index 8d327e0..67848bb8 100644
--- a/Doc/ref/ref3.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref/ref3.tex
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ A file object represents an open file. (It is a wrapper around a C
\verb@open()@ built-in function, and also by \verb@posix.popen()@ and
the \verb@makefile@ method of socket objects. \verb@sys.stdin@,
\verb@sys.stdout@ and \verb@sys.stderr@ are file objects corresponding
-the the interpreter's standard input, output and error streams.
+to the interpreter's standard input, output and error streams.
See the Python Library Reference for methods of file objects and other
details.
\obindex{file}
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ but they are mentioned here for completeness.
Code objects represent executable code. The difference between a code
object and a function object is that the function object contains an
explicit reference to the function's context (the module in which it
-was defined) which a code object contains no context. There is no way
+was defined) while a code object contains no context. There is no way
to execute a bare code object.
\obindex{code}
@@ -622,8 +622,12 @@ former decrements the reference count for \code{x} by one, but
\code{x,__del__} is only called when its reference count reaches zero.
\item[\tt __repr__(self)]
-Called by the \verb@repr()@ built-in function and by conversions
-(reverse quotes) to compute the string representation of an object.
+Called by the \verb@repr()@ built-in function and by string conversions
+(reverse or backward quotes) to compute the string representation of an object.
+\indexii{string}{conversion}
+\indexii{reverse}{quotes}
+\indexii{backward}{quotes}
+\index{back-quotes}
\item[\tt __str__(self)]
Called by the \verb@str()@ built-in function and by the \verb@print@
diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref4.tex b/Doc/ref/ref4.tex
index c4c4abc..0198117 100644
--- a/Doc/ref/ref4.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref/ref4.tex
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ When a global name is not found in the global name space, it is
searched in the list of ``built-in'' names (which is actually the
global name space of the module \verb@__builtin__@). When a name is not
found at all, the \verb@NameError@ exception is raised.%
-\footnote{If the code block contains \verb@exec@ statements or the
-construct \verb@from ... import *@, the semantics of names not
-explicitly mentioned in a \verb@global@ statement change subtly: name
+\footnote{If the code block contains {\tt exec} statements or the
+construct {\tt from \ldots import *}, the semantics of names not
+explicitly mentioned in a {\tt global} statement change subtly: name
lookup first searches the local name space, then the global one, then
the built-in one.}
diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref5.tex b/Doc/ref/ref5.tex
index a4a7b53..af385aa 100644
--- a/Doc/ref/ref5.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref/ref5.tex
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ value prevails.
\subsection{String conversions}
\indexii{string}{conversion}
+\indexii{reverse}{quotes}
+\indexii{backward}{quotes}
+\index{back-quotes}
A string conversion is a condition list enclosed in reverse (or
backward) quotes:
@@ -214,6 +217,13 @@ dictionaries that contain a reference to themselves, directly or
indirectly.)
\obindex{recursive}
+The built-in function \verb@repr()@ performs exactly the same
+conversion in its argument as enclosing it it reverse quotes does.
+The built-in function \verb@str()@ performs a similar but more
+user-friendly conversion.
+\bifuncindex{repr}
+\bifuncindex{str}
+
\section{Primaries} \label{primaries}
\index{primary}
diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref6.tex b/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
index 53e6c40..70e1a68 100644
--- a/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ sequence cannot add new items to a list).
If the primary is a mapping (dictionary) object, the subscript must
have a type compatible with the mapping's key type, and the mapping is
-then asked to to create a key/datum pair which maps the subscript to
+then asked to create a key/datum pair which maps the subscript to
the assigned object. This can either replace an existing key/value
pair with the same key value, or insert a new key/value pair (if no
key with the same value existed).
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ continue_stmt: "continue"
\verb@continue@ may only occur syntactically nested in a \verb@for@ or
\verb@while@ loop, but not nested in a function or class definition or
\verb@try@ statement within that loop.\footnote{Except that it may
-currently occur within an \verb@except@ clause.}
+currently occur within an {\tt except} clause.}
\stindex{for}
\stindex{while}
\indexii{loop}{statement}
diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref7.tex b/Doc/ref/ref7.tex
index b8babfb9..f099ae5 100644
--- a/Doc/ref/ref7.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref/ref7.tex
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ default value is substituted. If a parameter has a default value, all
following parameters must also have a default value --- this is a
syntactic restriction that is not expressed by the grammar.%
\footnote{Currently this is not checked; instead,
-\verb@def f(a=1,b)@ is interpreted as \verb@def f(a=1,b=None)@.}
+{\tt def f(a=1,b)} is interpreted as {\tt def f(a=1,b=None)}.}
\indexiii{default}{parameter}{value}
Function call semantics are described in section \ref{calls}. When a
diff --git a/Doc/ref3.tex b/Doc/ref3.tex
index 8d327e0..67848bb8 100644
--- a/Doc/ref3.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref3.tex
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ A file object represents an open file. (It is a wrapper around a C
\verb@open()@ built-in function, and also by \verb@posix.popen()@ and
the \verb@makefile@ method of socket objects. \verb@sys.stdin@,
\verb@sys.stdout@ and \verb@sys.stderr@ are file objects corresponding
-the the interpreter's standard input, output and error streams.
+to the interpreter's standard input, output and error streams.
See the Python Library Reference for methods of file objects and other
details.
\obindex{file}
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ but they are mentioned here for completeness.
Code objects represent executable code. The difference between a code
object and a function object is that the function object contains an
explicit reference to the function's context (the module in which it
-was defined) which a code object contains no context. There is no way
+was defined) while a code object contains no context. There is no way
to execute a bare code object.
\obindex{code}
@@ -622,8 +622,12 @@ former decrements the reference count for \code{x} by one, but
\code{x,__del__} is only called when its reference count reaches zero.
\item[\tt __repr__(self)]
-Called by the \verb@repr()@ built-in function and by conversions
-(reverse quotes) to compute the string representation of an object.
+Called by the \verb@repr()@ built-in function and by string conversions
+(reverse or backward quotes) to compute the string representation of an object.
+\indexii{string}{conversion}
+\indexii{reverse}{quotes}
+\indexii{backward}{quotes}
+\index{back-quotes}
\item[\tt __str__(self)]
Called by the \verb@str()@ built-in function and by the \verb@print@
diff --git a/Doc/ref4.tex b/Doc/ref4.tex
index c4c4abc..0198117 100644
--- a/Doc/ref4.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref4.tex
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ When a global name is not found in the global name space, it is
searched in the list of ``built-in'' names (which is actually the
global name space of the module \verb@__builtin__@). When a name is not
found at all, the \verb@NameError@ exception is raised.%
-\footnote{If the code block contains \verb@exec@ statements or the
-construct \verb@from ... import *@, the semantics of names not
-explicitly mentioned in a \verb@global@ statement change subtly: name
+\footnote{If the code block contains {\tt exec} statements or the
+construct {\tt from \ldots import *}, the semantics of names not
+explicitly mentioned in a {\tt global} statement change subtly: name
lookup first searches the local name space, then the global one, then
the built-in one.}
diff --git a/Doc/ref5.tex b/Doc/ref5.tex
index a4a7b53..af385aa 100644
--- a/Doc/ref5.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref5.tex
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ value prevails.
\subsection{String conversions}
\indexii{string}{conversion}
+\indexii{reverse}{quotes}
+\indexii{backward}{quotes}
+\index{back-quotes}
A string conversion is a condition list enclosed in reverse (or
backward) quotes:
@@ -214,6 +217,13 @@ dictionaries that contain a reference to themselves, directly or
indirectly.)
\obindex{recursive}
+The built-in function \verb@repr()@ performs exactly the same
+conversion in its argument as enclosing it it reverse quotes does.
+The built-in function \verb@str()@ performs a similar but more
+user-friendly conversion.
+\bifuncindex{repr}
+\bifuncindex{str}
+
\section{Primaries} \label{primaries}
\index{primary}
diff --git a/Doc/ref6.tex b/Doc/ref6.tex
index 53e6c40..70e1a68 100644
--- a/Doc/ref6.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref6.tex
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ sequence cannot add new items to a list).
If the primary is a mapping (dictionary) object, the subscript must
have a type compatible with the mapping's key type, and the mapping is
-then asked to to create a key/datum pair which maps the subscript to
+then asked to create a key/datum pair which maps the subscript to
the assigned object. This can either replace an existing key/value
pair with the same key value, or insert a new key/value pair (if no
key with the same value existed).
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ continue_stmt: "continue"
\verb@continue@ may only occur syntactically nested in a \verb@for@ or
\verb@while@ loop, but not nested in a function or class definition or
\verb@try@ statement within that loop.\footnote{Except that it may
-currently occur within an \verb@except@ clause.}
+currently occur within an {\tt except} clause.}
\stindex{for}
\stindex{while}
\indexii{loop}{statement}
diff --git a/Doc/ref7.tex b/Doc/ref7.tex
index b8babfb9..f099ae5 100644
--- a/Doc/ref7.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref7.tex
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ default value is substituted. If a parameter has a default value, all
following parameters must also have a default value --- this is a
syntactic restriction that is not expressed by the grammar.%
\footnote{Currently this is not checked; instead,
-\verb@def f(a=1,b)@ is interpreted as \verb@def f(a=1,b=None)@.}
+{\tt def f(a=1,b)} is interpreted as {\tt def f(a=1,b=None)}.}
\indexiii{default}{parameter}{value}
Function call semantics are described in section \ref{calls}. When a
diff --git a/Doc/texinputs/copyright.tex b/Doc/texinputs/copyright.tex
index f445c40..d870d3c 100644
--- a/Doc/texinputs/copyright.tex
+++ b/Doc/texinputs/copyright.tex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Copyright 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 by Stichting Mathematisch Centrum,
-Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
+Copyright 1991-1995 by Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam,
+The Netherlands.
\begin{center}
All Rights Reserved