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-rw-r--r--Doc/library/2to3.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/binascii.rst15
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/hashlib.rst4
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/io.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/logging.rst59
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/sys.rst14
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/turtle.rst3
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/zlib.rst34
8 files changed, 85 insertions, 48 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/2to3.rst b/Doc/library/2to3.rst
index 40234ef..375bd10 100644
--- a/Doc/library/2to3.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/2to3.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
2to3 - Automated Python 2 to 3 code translation
===============================================
-.. sectionauthor:: Benjamin Peterson
+.. sectionauthor:: Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>
2to3 is a Python program that reads Python 2.x source code and applies a series
of *fixers* to transform it into valid Python 3.x code. The standard library
diff --git a/Doc/library/binascii.rst b/Doc/library/binascii.rst
index 2ea0e50..39130a8 100644
--- a/Doc/library/binascii.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/binascii.rst
@@ -113,8 +113,19 @@ The :mod:`binascii` module defines the following functions:
print(binascii.crc32("hello world"))
# Or, in two pieces:
crc = binascii.crc32("hello")
- crc = binascii.crc32(" world", crc)
- print(crc)
+ crc = binascii.crc32(" world", crc) & 0xffffffff
+ print('crc32 = 0x%08x' % crc)
+
+.. note::
+ To generate the same numeric value across all Python versions and
+ platforms use crc32(data) & 0xffffffff. If you are only using
+ the checksum in packed binary format this is not necessary as the
+ return value will have the correct 32bit binary representation
+ regardless of sign.
+
+.. versionchanged:: 3.0
+ The return value will always be unsigned and in the range [0, 2**32-1]
+ regardless of platform.
.. function:: b2a_hex(data)
diff --git a/Doc/library/hashlib.rst b/Doc/library/hashlib.rst
index 7a65d7d..955afb8 100644
--- a/Doc/library/hashlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/hashlib.rst
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
.. module:: hashlib
:synopsis: Secure hash and message digest algorithms.
-.. moduleauthor:: Gregory P. Smith <greg@users.sourceforge.net>
-.. sectionauthor:: Gregory P. Smith <greg@users.sourceforge.net>
+.. moduleauthor:: Gregory P. Smith <greg@krypto.org>
+.. sectionauthor:: Gregory P. Smith <greg@krypto.org>
.. index::
diff --git a/Doc/library/io.rst b/Doc/library/io.rst
index 3b699cc..45c99b5 100644
--- a/Doc/library/io.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/io.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
.. moduleauthor:: Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
.. moduleauthor:: Mike Verdone <mike.verdone@gmail.com>
.. moduleauthor:: Mark Russell <mark.russell@zen.co.uk>
-.. sectionauthor:: Benjamin Peterson
+.. sectionauthor:: Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>
The :mod:`io` module provides the Python interfaces to stream handling. The
builtin :func:`open` function is defined in this module.
diff --git a/Doc/library/logging.rst b/Doc/library/logging.rst
index 84500c4..6e88b70 100644
--- a/Doc/library/logging.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/logging.rst
@@ -522,6 +522,9 @@ decides to actually dispatch an event, the :meth:`emit` method is used to send
the message to its destination. Most user-defined subclasses of :class:`Handler`
will need to override this :meth:`emit`.
+Useful Handlers
+---------------
+
In addition to the base :class:`Handler` class, many useful subclasses are
provided:
@@ -530,41 +533,44 @@ provided:
#. :class:`FileHandler` instances send error messages to disk files.
-.. currentmodule:: logging.handlers
+.. module:: logging.handlers
-#. :class:`BaseRotatingHandler` is the base class for handlers that rotate log
- files at a certain point. It is not meant to be instantiated directly. Instead,
- use :class:`RotatingFileHandler` or :class:`TimedRotatingFileHandler`.
+#. :class:`BaseRotatingHandler` is the base class for handlers that
+ rotate log files at a certain point. It is not meant to be instantiated
+ directly. Instead, use :class:`RotatingFileHandler` or
+ :class:`TimedRotatingFileHandler`.
-#. :class:`RotatingFileHandler` instances send error messages to disk files,
- with support for maximum log file sizes and log file rotation.
+#. :class:`RotatingFileHandler` instances send error messages to disk
+ files, with support for maximum log file sizes and log file rotation.
-#. :class:`TimedRotatingFileHandler` instances send error messages to disk files
- rotating the log file at certain timed intervals.
+#. :class:`TimedRotatingFileHandler` instances send error messages to
+ disk files, rotating the log file at certain timed intervals.
-#. :class:`SocketHandler` instances send error messages to TCP/IP sockets.
+#. :class:`SocketHandler` instances send error messages to TCP/IP
+ sockets.
-#. :class:`DatagramHandler` instances send error messages to UDP sockets.
+#. :class:`DatagramHandler` instances send error messages to UDP
+ sockets.
-#. :class:`SMTPHandler` instances send error messages to a designated email
- address.
+#. :class:`SMTPHandler` instances send error messages to a designated
+ email address.
-#. :class:`SysLogHandler` instances send error messages to a Unix syslog daemon,
- possibly on a remote machine.
+#. :class:`SysLogHandler` instances send error messages to a Unix
+ syslog daemon, possibly on a remote machine.
-#. :class:`NTEventLogHandler` instances send error messages to a Windows
- NT/2000/XP event log.
+#. :class:`NTEventLogHandler` instances send error messages to a
+ Windows NT/2000/XP event log.
-#. :class:`MemoryHandler` instances send error messages to a buffer in memory,
- which is flushed whenever specific criteria are met.
+#. :class:`MemoryHandler` instances send error messages to a buffer
+ in memory, which is flushed whenever specific criteria are met.
-#. :class:`HTTPHandler` instances send error messages to an HTTP server using
- either ``GET`` or ``POST`` semantics.
+#. :class:`HTTPHandler` instances send error messages to an HTTP
+ server using either ``GET`` or ``POST`` semantics.
-#. :class:`WatchedFileHandler` instances watch the file they are logging to. If
-the file changes, it is closed and reopened using the file name. This handler
-is only useful on Unix-like systems; Windows does not support the underlying
-mechanism used.
+#. :class:`WatchedFileHandler` instances watch the file they are
+ logging to. If the file changes, it is closed and reopened using the file
+ name. This handler is only useful on Unix-like systems; Windows does not
+ support the underlying mechanism used.
.. currentmodule:: logging
@@ -603,6 +609,9 @@ The basic :class:`Filter` functionality allows filtering by specific logger
name. If this feature is used, messages sent to the named logger and its
children are allowed through the filter, and all others dropped.
+Module-Level Functions
+----------------------
+
In addition to the classes described above, there are a number of module- level
functions.
@@ -1626,7 +1635,7 @@ See :ref:`library-config` for more information on how to use
WatchedFileHandler
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-.. module:: logging.handlers
+.. currentmodule:: logging.handlers
The :class:`WatchedFileHandler` class, located in the :mod:`logging.handlers`
module, is a :class:`FileHandler` which watches the file it is logging to. If
diff --git a/Doc/library/sys.rst b/Doc/library/sys.rst
index 254e069..aecef74 100644
--- a/Doc/library/sys.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/sys.rst
@@ -484,6 +484,11 @@ always available.
A program is free to modify this list for its own purposes.
+ .. seealso::
+ Module :mod:`site` This describes how to use .pth files to extend
+ :data:`sys.path`.
+
+
.. data:: platform
This string contains a platform identifier that can be used to append
@@ -500,7 +505,6 @@ always available.
Windows ``'win32'``
Windows/Cygwin ``'cygwin'``
Mac OS X ``'darwin'``
- Mac OS 9 ``'mac'``
OS/2 ``'os2'``
OS/2 EMX ``'os2emx'``
AtheOS ``'atheos'``
@@ -782,11 +786,3 @@ always available.
first three characters of :const:`version`. It is provided in the :mod:`sys`
module for informational purposes; modifying this value has no effect on the
registry keys used by Python. Availability: Windows.
-
-
-.. seealso::
-
- Module :mod:`site`
- This describes how to use .pth files to extend ``sys.path``.
-
-
diff --git a/Doc/library/turtle.rst b/Doc/library/turtle.rst
index 0a7acea..da3e475 100644
--- a/Doc/library/turtle.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/turtle.rst
@@ -322,8 +322,7 @@ Turtle motion
:param y: a number (integer or float)
- Set the turtle's first coordinate to *y*, leave second coordinate
- unchanged.
+ Set the turtle's second coordinate to *y*, leave first coordinate unchanged.
>>> turtle.position()
(0.00, 40.00)
diff --git a/Doc/library/zlib.rst b/Doc/library/zlib.rst
index e55e52a..b5875ee 100644
--- a/Doc/library/zlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/zlib.rst
@@ -31,19 +31,30 @@ The available exception and functions in this module are:
Exception raised on compression and decompression errors.
-.. function:: adler32(string[, value])
+.. function:: adler32(data[, value])
- Computes a Adler-32 checksum of *string*. (An Adler-32 checksum is almost as
+ Computes a Adler-32 checksum of *data*. (An Adler-32 checksum is almost as
reliable as a CRC32 but can be computed much more quickly.) If *value* is
present, it is used as the starting value of the checksum; otherwise, a fixed
default value is used. This allows computing a running checksum over the
- concatenation of several input strings. The algorithm is not cryptographically
+ concatenation of several inputs. The algorithm is not cryptographically
strong, and should not be used for authentication or digital signatures. Since
the algorithm is designed for use as a checksum algorithm, it is not suitable
for use as a general hash algorithm.
Always returns an unsigned 32-bit integer.
+.. note::
+ To generate the same numeric value across all Python versions and
+ platforms use adler32(data) & 0xffffffff. If you are only using
+ the checksum in packed binary format this is not necessary as the
+ return value will have the correct 32bit binary representation
+ regardless of sign.
+
+.. versionchanged:: 3.0
+ The return value will always be unsigned and in the range [0, 2**32-1]
+ regardless of platform.
+
.. function:: compress(string[, level])
@@ -62,22 +73,33 @@ The available exception and functions in this module are:
``9`` is slowest and produces the most. The default value is ``6``.
-.. function:: crc32(string[, value])
+.. function:: crc32(data[, value])
.. index::
single: Cyclic Redundancy Check
single: checksum; Cyclic Redundancy Check
- Computes a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) checksum of *string*. If *value* is
+ Computes a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) checksum of *data*. If *value* is
present, it is used as the starting value of the checksum; otherwise, a fixed
default value is used. This allows computing a running checksum over the
- concatenation of several input strings. The algorithm is not cryptographically
+ concatenation of several inputs. The algorithm is not cryptographically
strong, and should not be used for authentication or digital signatures. Since
the algorithm is designed for use as a checksum algorithm, it is not suitable
for use as a general hash algorithm.
Always returns an unsigned 32-bit integer.
+.. note::
+ To generate the same numeric value across all Python versions and
+ platforms use crc32(data) & 0xffffffff. If you are only using
+ the checksum in packed binary format this is not necessary as the
+ return value will have the correct 32bit binary representation
+ regardless of sign.
+
+.. versionchanged:: 3.0
+ The return value will always be unsigned and in the range [0, 2**32-1]
+ regardless of platform.
+
.. function:: decompress(string[, wbits[, bufsize]])