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diff --git a/Doc/tut/tut.tex b/Doc/tut/tut.tex index e3d9ea3..47da9aa 100644 --- a/Doc/tut/tut.tex +++ b/Doc/tut/tut.tex @@ -4415,7 +4415,7 @@ as interactive aids for working with large modules like \module{os}: \begin{verbatim} >>> import os >>> dir(os) -<returns a listi of all module functions> +<returns a list of all module functions> >>> help(os) <returns an extensive manual page created from the module's docstrings> \end{verbatim} @@ -4427,7 +4427,7 @@ module provides a higher level interface that is easier to use: \begin{verbatim} >>> import shutil >>> shutil.copyfile('data.db', 'archive.db') ->>> shutil.move('/build/excecutables', 'installdir') +>>> shutil.move('/build/executables', 'installdir') \end{verbatim} @@ -4585,8 +4585,12 @@ datetime.date(2003, 12, 2) \section{Data Compression\label{data-compression}} Common data archiving and compression formats are directly supported -by modules including: \module{zlib}, \module{gzip}, \module{bz2}, -\module{zipfile}, and \module{tar}. +by modules including: +\ulink{\module{zlib}}{../lib/module-zlib.html}, +\ulink{\module{gzip}}{../lib/module-gzip.html}, +\ulink{\module{bz2}}{../lib/module-bz2.html}, +\ulink{\module{zipfile}}{../lib/module-zipfile.html}, and +\ulink{\module{tarfile}}{../lib/module-tarfile.html}. \begin{verbatim} >>> import zlib @@ -4617,7 +4621,6 @@ quickly demonstrates that the traditional approach is faster: \begin{verbatim} >>> from timeit import Timer ->>> dir(Timer) >>> Timer('t=a; a=b; b=t', 'a=1; b=2').timeit() 0.60864915603680925 >>> Timer('a,b = b,a', 'a=1; b=2').timeit() @@ -4676,29 +4679,34 @@ unittest.main() # Calling from the command line invokes all tests \section{Batteries Included\label{batteries-included}} -Python has a ``batteries included'' philosophy. The is best seen -through the sophisticated and robust capabilites of its larger +Python has a ``batteries included'' philosophy. This is best seen +through the sophisticated and robust capabilities of its larger packages. For example: -* The \module{xmlrpclib} and \module{SimpleXMLRPCServer} modules make -implementing remote procedure calls into an almost trivial task. -Despite the names, no direct knowledge or handling of XML is needed. +* The \ulink{\module{xmlrpclib}}{../lib/module-xmlrpclib.html} and +\ulink{\module{SimpleXMLRPCServer}}{../lib/module-SimpleXMLRPCServer.html} +modules make implementing remote procedure calls into an almost trivial +task. Despite the names, no direct knowledge or handling of XML is needed. -* The \module{email} package is a library for managing email messages, +* The \ulink{\module{email}}{../lib/module-email.html} +package is a library for managing email messages, including MIME and other RFC 2822-based message documents. Unlike \module{smtplib} and \module{poplib} which actually send and receive messages, the email package has a complete toolset for building or decoding complex message structures (including attachments) and for implementing internet encoding and header protocols. -* The \module{xml.dom} and \module{xml.sax} packages provide robust -support for parsing this popular data interchange format. Likewise, +* The \ulink{\module{xml.dom}}{../lib/module-xml.dom.html} and +\ulink{\module{xml.sax}}{../lib/module-xml.sax.html} packages provide +robust support for parsing this popular data interchange format. Likewise, the \module{csv} module supports direct reads and writes in a common database format. Together, these modules and packages greatly simplify data interchange between python applications and other tools. * Internationalization is supported by a number of modules including -\module{gettext}, \module{locale}, and the \module{codecs} package. +\ulink{\module{gettext}}{../lib/module-gettext.html}, +\ulink{\module{locale}}{../lib/module-locale.html}, and the +\ulink{\module{codecs}}{../lib/module-codecs.html} package. |