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* Updates to reflect pending changes to the XML conversion process.Fred Drake2000-11-221-1/+1
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* Document the new setupterm() functionAndrew M. Kuchling2000-11-181-0/+7
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* Added information about the %r string formatting conversion. Added noteFred Drake2000-11-172-8/+14
| | | | | | | | about the interpretation of radix 0 for int(), and added description of the optional radix argument for long(). Based on comments from Reuben Sumner <rasumner@users.sourceforge.net>. This closes bug #121672.
* Oops, back out change committed by accident! This is not ready, andFred Drake2000-11-171-34/+0
| | | | breaks things.
* Note that readframes() returns data in linear format, even if the originalFred Drake2000-11-172-1/+37
| | | | | | | is encoded in u-LAW format. Based on suggestion from Anthony Baxter <anthony_baxter@users.sourceforge.net>. This closes bug #122273.
* Fixed typos and bug in the second example, reported by Scott SchramFred Drake2000-11-171-2/+3
| | | | | | <schram@users.sourceforge.net>. This closes bug #122236.
* Fix for SF bug 122176: Error in rotor module documentation.Tim Peters2000-11-141-2/+2
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* Patch #102278: add tparm() function to _curses moduleAndrew M. Kuchling2000-11-071-0/+7
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* Document the proper exception to be raised by I/O operations on closedFred Drake2000-11-061-15/+19
| | | | | | files; error reported by Ng Pheng Siong <ngps@post1.com>. Make sure that various special object attributes are properly indexed.
* Typo: writeable --> writableFred Drake2000-11-011-2/+2
| | | | Reported by Erno Kuusela <erno@iki.fi>.
* Many small markup revisions to be more consistent with markup elsewhere,Fred Drake2000-10-291-47/+61
| | | | | | | | and to provide more consistent indexing. Added an index entry. Added documentation for the error and XMLParserType objects.
* Explained that os.path.basename() may return something different from theFred Drake2000-10-261-1/+5
| | | | | | basename program, as suggested by Gregor Hoffleit <gregor@hoffleit.de>. This closes bug #119485.
* Since LookupError can be raised by sys.setdefaultencoding(), we should notFred Drake2000-10-251-1/+2
| | | | | document it as only being a base class, not matter how unlikely this is to affect normal users.
* Marc-Andre Lemburg <mal@lemburg.com> noted that the encode() string methodFred Drake2000-10-251-0/+1
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* Additions from Marc-Andre Lemburg <mal@lemburg.com>, documentingFred Drake2000-10-251-1/+21
| | | | getdefaultencoding() and setdefaultencoding().
* Several additions and updates based on text from Marc-Andre LemburgFred Drake2000-10-251-123/+221
| | | | | | <mal@lemburg.com>. Lots of markup reformatting to make it easier for me to read & maintain.
* Added entries for the xml.dom.minidom module.Fred Drake2000-10-241-0/+1
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* Paul Prescod <paul@prescod.net>:Fred Drake2000-10-241-0/+614
| | | | | | | | | Documentation for the xml.dom.minidom module & Python DOM API. FLD: I have revised the markup in some places and added a few minor details to Paul's text, but that's it. Given the substantial structural differences with the bulk of the presentation, I will be making additional revisions over the next few days.
* Correct the name of a parameter in the description of the register()Fred Drake2000-10-231-1/+1
| | | | | | function. This closes bug #117467.
* Added missing entry for invert() function.Fred Drake2000-10-221-0/+60
| | | | | Added table mapping abstract operations to syntax to functions, based on a suggestion from Bob Weiner <weiner@beopen.com>.
* Capitalize first letter of an explanation for a \versionchangedFred Drake2000-10-191-1/+1
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* Document the .lastindex and .lastgroup attributes of MatchObjectAndrew M. Kuchling2000-10-181-0/+10
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* Make all the \seemodule explanations consistent: start with a capitalizedFred Drake2000-10-1810-20/+27
| | | | | | letter and end with proper punctuation. "Documenting Python" will be updated accordingly so that this will be editorial policy for the Python documentation.
* Capitalize & use periods for \seemodule explanation parameter.Fred Drake2000-10-181-5/+5
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* Update the links to the NumPy website and documentation, based on aFred Drake2000-10-171-6/+5
| | | | comment from Janko Hauser <jhauser@ifm.uni-kiel.de>.
* For os.stat() & friends, note that the time fields are returned asFred Drake2000-10-141-1/+3
| | | | floating-point values.
* Marc-Andre Lemburg <mal@lemburg.com>:Fred Drake2000-10-121-10/+276
| | | | | | | Documentation for the codec base classes. Lots of markup adjustments by FLD. This closes SourceForge bug #115308, patch #101877.
* Added entries for new files of SAX documentation.Fred Drake2000-10-121-0/+3
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* Massive addition of SAX documentation from Martin von LoewisFred Drake2000-10-124-3/+731
| | | | | | | | | <loewis@informatik.hu-berlin.de>. Reorganized to be more like other parts of the documentation in its arrangement, but with few content changes. This closes SourceForge patch #101850.
* Document the exceptions that now get raised on invalid parameters.Fred Drake2000-10-111-2/+5
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* Make sure methods of ZipFile objects are in alphabetical order; the logicalFred Drake2000-10-111-4/+4
| | | | | groupings are still maintained. Based on a comment by Steve Holden <sholden@holdenweb.com>.
* Fixed a large number of small problems, mostly noted by Detlef LannertFred Drake2000-10-109-30/+30
| | | | <lannert@lannert.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de>.
* Note that the UserString/MutableString classes are far less efficientFred Drake2000-10-101-18/+22
| | | | | | | | | than the built-in string types (suggested by Moshe Zadka <moshez@math.huji.ac.il>). Clarified what "can be converted to a string" means. Fixed a few markup nits.
* Revise the examples not to use the "from socket import *", and adjustFred Drake2000-10-101-5/+7
| | | | one comment in the example for clarity.
* Remove duplicated text from urlopen() description, noted by Ka-PingFred Drake2000-10-101-16/+0
| | | | Yee <ping@lfw.org> and probably others as well.
* Make it clear that copy_reg.pickle() should not be used for classes, butFred Drake2000-10-101-5/+6
| | | | | | only for extension types. This partially fixes SourceForge bug #116295.
* Fixed lots of small nits caught by Ka-Ping Yee <ping@lfw.org>.Fred Drake2000-10-1016-38/+40
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* Minor nit fixes based on suggestions from Ka-Ping Yee <ping@lfw.org>.Fred Drake2000-10-101-4/+14
| | | | Added "See also" section with relevant RFC references.
* Better synopsis based on suggestion from Ka-Ping Yee <ping@lfw.org>.Fred Drake2000-10-101-2/+3
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* Better synopses based on suggestions from Ka-Ping Yee <ping@lfw.org>.Fred Drake2000-10-102-5/+4
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* Move the documentation for the mutex module to be with the threadingFred Drake2000-10-101-1/+1
| | | | | and queue-management modules, since that is where the general context for use in most cases.
* Work around annoyances in LaTeX2HTML.Fred Drake2000-10-092-2/+2
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* Push xmllib to the end of the markup chapter since it is deprecated.Fred Drake2000-10-091-1/+1
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* Denis S. Otkidach <ods@users.sourceforge.net>:Fred Drake2000-10-091-1/+1
| | | | | | Correct description of leapdays() function. This closes SourceForge patch #101840.
* Include more information from the docstrings.Fred Drake2000-10-061-7/+49
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* Fix really bad typo, noted by Neil Schemenauer <nas@arctrix.com>.Fred Drake2000-10-061-1/+1
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* Add notes on the requirements for subclasses.Fred Drake2000-10-061-0/+19
| | | | This closes SourceForge bug #115928.
* Revise the versioning information to say that this was revised in 1.6,Fred Drake2000-10-061-1/+3
| | | | not added then, and note what the change was (ncurses, change to a package).
* Made a number of revisions suggested by Fredrik Lundh.Fred Drake2000-10-061-12/+33
| | | | | Revised the first paragraph so it doesn't sound like it was written when 7-bit strings were assumed; note that Unicode strings can be used.
* It turns out that Guido does not like or encourage the use of the termFred Drake2000-10-062-3/+3
| | | | | "disciplines" for the __*__() methods, so they should be referred to as "methods" or "special methods", as appropriate in context.