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diff --git a/Doc/api/api.tex b/Doc/api/api.tex index 3a0ddb0..f3aec7c 100644 --- a/Doc/api/api.tex +++ b/Doc/api/api.tex @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ particular, it looks for a directory named \code{lib/python1.5} (replacing \code{1.5} with the current interpreter version) relative to the parent directory where the executable named \code{python} is found on the shell command search path (the environment variable -\code{$PATH}). For instance, if the Python executable is found in +\code{\$PATH}). For instance, if the Python executable is found in \code{/usr/local/bin/python}, it will assume that the libraries are in \code{/usr/local/lib/python1.5}. In fact, this also the ``fallback'' location, used when no executable file named \code{python} is found @@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ directories in front of the standard path by setting The embedding application can steer the search by calling \code{Py_SetProgramName(\var{file})} \emph{before} calling -\code{Py_Initialize()}. Note that \code[$PYTHONHOME} still overrides +\code{Py_Initialize()}. Note that \code{\$PYTHONHOME} still overrides this and \code{\$PYTHONPATH} is still inserted in front of the standard path. @@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ platform. \begin{cfuncdesc}{char *}{Py_GetProgramFullPath}{} Return the full program name of the Python executable; this is computed as a side-effect of deriving the default module search path -from the program name (set by \code{Py_SetProgramName() above). The +from the program name (set by \code{Py_SetProgramName()} above). The returned string points into static storage; the caller should not modify its value. The value is available to Python code as \code{sys.executable}. % XXX is that the right sys.name? @@ -1459,11 +1459,11 @@ modify its value. The value is available to Python code as \begin{cfuncdesc}{char *}{Py_GetPath}{} Return the default module search path; this is computed from the -program name (set by \code{Py_SetProgramName() above) and some +program name (set by \code{Py_SetProgramName()} above) and some environment variables. The returned string consists of a series of directory names separated by a platform dependent delimiter character. The delimiter character is \code{':'} on Unix, \code{';'} on -DOS/Windows, and \code{'\n'} (the ASCII newline character) on +DOS/Windows, and \code{'\\n'} (the ASCII newline character) on Macintosh. The returned string points into static storage; the caller should not modify its value. The value is available to Python code as the list \code{sys.path}, which may be modified to change the @@ -1476,7 +1476,9 @@ future search path for loaded modules. Return the version of this Python interpreter. This is a string that looks something like -\code{"1.5a3 (#67, Aug 1 1997, 22:34:28) [GCC 2.7.2.2]"}. +\begin{verbatim} +"1.5a3 (#67, Aug 1 1997, 22:34:28) [GCC 2.7.2.2]" +\end{verbatim} The first word (up to the first space character) is the current Python version; the first three characters are the major and minor version @@ -1522,7 +1524,9 @@ the variable \code{sys.version}. Return information about the sequence number and build date and time of the current Python interpreter instance, for example -\code{"#67, Aug 1 1997, 22:34:28"} +\begin{verbatim} +"#67, Aug 1 1997, 22:34:28" +\end{verbatim} The returned string points into static storage; the caller should not modify its value. The value is available to Python code as part of @@ -1556,13 +1560,13 @@ the variable \code{sys.version}. \end{cfuncdesc} % XXX These aren't really C functions! -\begin{cfuncdesc}{Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS}{} +\begin{cfuncdesc}{}{Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS}{} \end{cfuncdesc} -\begin{cfuncdesc}{Py_BEGIN_END_THREADS}{} +\begin{cfuncdesc}{}{Py_BEGIN_END_THREADS}{} \end{cfuncdesc} -\begin{cfuncdesc}{Py_BEGIN_XXX_THREADS}{} +\begin{cfuncdesc}{}{Py_BEGIN_XXX_THREADS}{} \end{cfuncdesc} |