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-rw-r--r--Doc/distutils/apiref.rst11
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/gettext.rst6
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/packaging.util.rst9
3 files changed, 17 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
index 3adbc52..407b80d 100644
--- a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
+++ b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
@@ -1204,9 +1204,9 @@ other utility module.
.. function:: byte_compile(py_files[, optimize=0, force=0, prefix=None, base_dir=None, verbose=1, dry_run=0, direct=None])
Byte-compile a collection of Python source files to either :file:`.pyc` or
- :file:`.pyo` files in the same directory. *py_files* is a list of files to
- compile; any files that don't end in :file:`.py` are silently skipped.
- *optimize* must be one of the following:
+ :file:`.pyo` files in a :file:`__pycache__` subdirectory (see :pep:`3147`).
+ *py_files* is a list of files to compile; any files that don't end in
+ :file:`.py` are silently skipped. *optimize* must be one of the following:
* ``0`` - don't optimize (generate :file:`.pyc`)
* ``1`` - normal optimization (like ``python -O``)
@@ -1231,6 +1231,11 @@ other utility module.
is used by the script generated in indirect mode; unless you know what you're
doing, leave it set to ``None``.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.2.3
+ Create ``.pyc`` or ``.pyo`` files with an :func:`import magic tag
+ <imp.get_tag>` in their name, in a :file:`__pycache__` subdirectory
+ instead of files without tag in the current directory.
+
.. function:: rfc822_escape(header)
diff --git a/Doc/library/gettext.rst b/Doc/library/gettext.rst
index bc825cc..0fa022c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/gettext.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/gettext.rst
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ are the methods of :class:`NullTranslations`:
.. method:: lngettext(singular, plural, n)
- If a fallback has been set, forward :meth:`ngettext` to the fallback.
+ If a fallback has been set, forward :meth:`lngettext` to the fallback.
Otherwise, return the translated message. Overridden in derived classes.
@@ -644,8 +644,8 @@ implementations, and valuable experience to the creation of this module:
.. [#] See the footnote for :func:`bindtextdomain` above.
.. [#] François Pinard has written a program called :program:`xpot` which does a
- similar job. It is available as part of his :program:`po-utils` package at http
- ://po-utils.progiciels-bpi.ca/.
+ similar job. It is available as part of his `po-utils package
+ <http://po-utils.progiciels-bpi.ca/>`_.
.. [#] :program:`msgfmt.py` is binary compatible with GNU :program:`msgfmt` except that
it provides a simpler, all-Python implementation. With this and
diff --git a/Doc/library/packaging.util.rst b/Doc/library/packaging.util.rst
index 019f3e9..ae96d87 100644
--- a/Doc/library/packaging.util.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/packaging.util.rst
@@ -121,9 +121,12 @@ This module contains various helpers for the other modules.
.. function:: byte_compile(py_files[, optimize=0, force=0, prefix=None, base_dir=None, verbose=1, dry_run=0, direct=None])
Byte-compile a collection of Python source files to either :file:`.pyc` or
- :file:`.pyo` files in the same directory. *py_files* is a list of files to
- compile; any files that don't end in :file:`.py` are silently skipped.
- *optimize* must be one of the following:
+ :file:`.pyo` files in a :file:`__pycache__` subdirectory (see :pep:`3147`),
+ or to the same directory when using the distutils2 backport on Python
+ versions older than 3.2.
+
+ *py_files* is a list of files to compile; any files that don't end in
+ :file:`.py` are silently skipped. *optimize* must be one of the following:
* ``0`` - don't optimize (generate :file:`.pyc`)
* ``1`` - normal optimization (like ``python -O``)