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* Fix markup error that hid a tilde character; reported long ago byFred Drake2000-06-151-1/+12
| | | | Carl Feynman <carlf@abinitio.com>.
* Added a note to the section on 'exec' about the need for a trailing newlineGreg Ward2000-04-271-1/+10
| | | | in certain circumstances. (Apparently, this is a CPython problem.)
* Removed some extraneous and confusing parenthesized expressions.Fred Drake2000-04-251-3/+3
| | | | Noted by Skip Montanaro <skip@mojam.com>.
* But don't do the funny \UNICODE macro; we're trying to get away fromFred Drake2000-04-061-1/+1
| | | | those markups! <with-mixed-feelings>
* Patch from Marc-Andre Lemburg <mal@lemburg.com>:Fred Drake2000-04-061-0/+15
| | | | Added Unicode type to the language reference.
* Merged changes from the 1.5.2p2 release.Fred Drake2000-04-035-37/+40
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* Use \citetitle as appropriate.Fred Drake1999-11-103-30/+30
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* Use \programopt in one place.Fred Drake1999-11-091-1/+1
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* Added sentence "All exceptions must have an executable block."; fromFred Drake1999-08-241-1/+2
| | | | Dan Wolfe <wolfeman@apple.com>.
* Change an {\em ...} to \var{...} and a {\bf ...} to \program{...} (theFred Drake1999-07-291-1/+1
| | | | | | | new markup makes sense in context). These allow the SGML/XML conversion updates to work, & should not have still been in there anyway.
* Small nits around some of the index entries.Fred Drake1999-05-131-72/+68
| | | | | When refering to chapters, use \ref, don't hardcode the chapter number.
* Fixed some index entries.Fred Drake1999-05-101-36/+36
| | | | | | In the __coerce__ description, None should be returned if the conversion is *impossible*, not *possible*. Reported by Robert Kern <kernr@ncifcrf.gov>.
* Reflect recent patch for float % and divmod() by Tim Peters. ContentFred Drake1999-05-061-3/+10
| | | | updates by Tim Peters, markup by FLD.
* Added index entries for operator precedence; suggestion from RandallFred Drake1999-04-291-8/+10
| | | | Hopper <rhh@vislab.epa.gov>.
* Typo: "Otherwose" --> "Otherwise" (reported by Joakim SernbrantFred Drake1999-04-141-29/+29
| | | | | | <joakim.sernbrant@front.se>). Misc. small fixes to the logical markup.
* Fixed latex2html weirdness with footnotes.Fred Drake1999-04-053-18/+18
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* Added note about __builtin__._ to section dicussing classes ofFred Drake1999-03-051-5/+15
| | | | reserved names, just to avoid confusion on the part of users.
* Dictionaries are created using the "{...}" notation, not the "..."Fred Drake1999-02-231-13/+11
| | | | notation. Problem reported by Magnus L. Hetland <mlh@idt.ntnu.no>.
* 1. Clarify that immutability isn't entirely the same as unchangeableGuido van Rossum1999-02-231-2/+12
| | | | | | | value (because of immutable containers containing mutable objects). 2. Document that func_code, func_defaults and func_doc / __doc__ are now writable.
* Revised description of blank line handling for the interpreter, basedFred Drake1999-02-221-7/+11
| | | | on a comment from /F.
* Minor markup nits.Fred Drake1999-02-122-18/+12
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* Documented __complex__(), made sure all the discipline names hit theFred Drake1999-02-121-5/+8
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* "numberic" --> "numeric", two placesFred Drake1999-01-281-2/+2
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* Removed a lot of unnecessary comment markers which cause unexplainedFred Drake1999-01-121-84/+83
| | | | numbers to appear in the HTML version of the manual.
* Suggestion by Tim Peters clarifying what "before global" means.Guido van Rossum1998-12-211-1/+2
| | | | | (Also added an XXX comment requesting clarification of module initialization -- TBD later.)
* Clarify evaluation of default arguments at def time with more text andGuido van Rossum1998-12-041-2/+20
| | | | an example.
* Ignore the byproducts of SGML/XML conversions for now.Fred Drake1998-12-011-6/+3
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* Remove two remaining {\tt ...} constructs.Fred Drake1998-11-251-1/+1
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* Remove two remaining {\tt ...} constructs.Fred Drake1998-11-251-2/+2
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* Massive change to just about every construct that impacts the index.Fred Drake1998-11-251-225/+210
| | | | Blame it on Just. ;-)
* Markup nits.Fred Drake1998-11-251-10/+15
| | | | Fixed an index entry, added three more.
* Minor fixups to some index entries.Fred Drake1998-11-251-3/+4
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* Minor adjustments to a few index entries.Fred Drake1998-11-251-3/+3
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* Remove a couple of unnecessary "%" characters that cause problems withFred Drake1998-10-211-2/+2
| | | | the latest latex2html beta.
* Remove a bunch of unnecessary "%" characters that cause problems withFred Drake1998-10-211-19/+19
| | | | the latest latex2html beta.
* Remove an unnecessary "%" character that seems to cause a minor glitchFred Drake1998-10-211-1/+1
| | | | with the latest latex2html.
* Fix encoding of \ in some string literals in the discussion of "raw"Fred Drake1998-10-011-2/+2
| | | | strings. Reported by Lorenzo M. Catucci <lorenzo@argon.roma2.infn.it>.
* Fix some confusion in the __repr__() and __str__() descriptions.Fred Drake1998-10-011-82/+85
| | | | Reported by Lorenzo M. Catucci <lorenzo@argon.roma2.infn.it>.
* Fix encoding of \n in a couple of places (reported by LorenzoFred Drake1998-10-011-11/+11
| | | | M. Catucci <lorenzo@argon.roma2.infn.it>).
* Markup changes in the section on disciplines to match method descriptionsFred Drake1998-08-281-165/+171
| | | | | | a little better, and produce better HTML. Add some index entries.
* Describe what happens when ``raise C, x'' is called where C is a classGuido van Rossum1998-08-251-7/+13
| | | | and x is not an instance of C (nor of a class derived of C).
* At least mark the URL to the Packages essay using \url.Fred Drake1998-08-071-1/+1
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* Minor refilling of a paragraph...Barry Warsaw1998-08-071-2/+2
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* im_function --> im_funcFred Drake1998-08-071-2/+2
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* Update to use a separate page for front matter.Fred Drake1998-07-281-0/+4
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* Make sure all chapters, sections, and subsections have a \label to give themFred Drake1998-07-287-63/+64
| | | | semantic file names in the HTML. No more node#.html files!
* Make sure chapters, sections, and subsections all have a \label to give themFred Drake1998-07-281-23/+25
| | | | | | semantic file names in the HTML version; no more node#.html files. Fix one section heading.
* Convert operator precedence table to the new style markup.Fred Drake1998-07-271-45/+45
| | | | | | | Added lambda to the table. Call "**" exponentiation instead of power. {\em ...} --> \emph{...}
* Converted some {tabular}s to use {tablei*} environments.Fred Drake1998-07-242-69/+64
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* Removing all references to FrameMakerGuido van Rossum1998-07-2417-34008/+0
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