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@@ -187,6 +187,20 @@ text contributions are more than welcome as well.
Topics which are not covered in the Apple's style guide will be
discussed in this document if necessary.
+ Footnotes are generally discouraged due to the pain of using
+ footnotes in the HTML conversion of documents. Footnotes may be
+ used when they are the best way to present specific information.
+ When a footnote reference is added at the end of the sentence, it
+ should follow the sentence-ending punctuation. The \LaTeX{} markup
+ should appear something like this:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+This sentence has a footnote reference.%
+ \footnote{This is the footnote text.}
+\end{verbatim}
+
+ Footnotes may appear in the middle of sentences where appropriate.
+
Many special names are used in the Python documentation, including
the names of operating systems, programming languages, standards
bodies, and the like. Many of these were assigned \LaTeX{} macros