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@@ -420,7 +420,9 @@ distribution, to create or maintain whole documents or sections.
\begin{macrodesc}{e}{}
Produces a backslash. This is convenient in \macro{code} and
- similar macros.
+ similar macros, and is only defined there. The create a
+ backslash in ordinary text (such as the contents of the
+ \macro{file} macro), use the standard \macro{textbackslash} macro.
\end{macrodesc}
\begin{macrodesc}{email}{\p{address}}
@@ -491,7 +493,8 @@ distribution, to create or maintain whole documents or sections.
\end{macrodesc}
\begin{macrodesc}{module}{\p{name}}
- The name of a module; a dotted name may be used.
+ The name of a module; a dotted name may be used. This should
+ also be used for package names.
\end{macrodesc}
\begin{macrodesc}{newsgroup}{\p{name}}
@@ -666,6 +669,12 @@ distribution, to create or maintain whole documents or sections.
\code{ii}, \code{iii}, and \code{iv}. These environments are all
built on top of the \env{tabular} environment.
+ Note that all tables in the standard Python documentation use
+ vertical lines between columns, and this must be specified in the
+ markup for each table. A general border around the outside of the
+ table is not used, but would be the responsibility of the
+ processor.
+
\begin{envdesc}{tableii}{\p{colspec}\p{col1font}\p{heading1}\p{heading2}}
Create a two-column table using the \LaTeX{} column specifier
\var{colspec}. The column specifier should indicate vertical