From d8a41e6391764770cfbe02f1bda7c97e761d1e6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fred Drake Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 17:54:10 +0000 Subject: Fix an amazing number of typos & malformed sentences reported by Detlef Lannert . --- Doc/lib/libbisect.tex | 5 ++--- Doc/lib/liblocale.tex | 6 +++--- Doc/lib/libposixpath.tex | 16 ++++++++-------- Doc/lib/libsyslog.tex | 3 ++- Doc/lib/libtime.tex | 2 +- Doc/lib/libuser.tex | 2 +- Doc/lib/libxmllib.tex | 2 +- 7 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/lib/libbisect.tex b/Doc/lib/libbisect.tex index 246d6c7..e36cf0e 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libbisect.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libbisect.tex @@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ without having to sort the list after each insertion. For long lists of items with expensive comparison operations, this can be an improvement over the more common approach. The module is called \module{bisect} because it uses a basic bisection algorithm to do its -work. The source code may be used a useful reference for a working -example of the algorithm (i.e., the boundary conditions are already -right!). +work. The source code may be most useful as a working example of the +algorithm (i.e., the boundary conditions are already right!). The following functions are provided: diff --git a/Doc/lib/liblocale.tex b/Doc/lib/liblocale.tex index d70ffcf..d95b733 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/liblocale.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/liblocale.tex @@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ The \code{locale} module opens access to the \POSIX{} locale database -and functionality. The \POSIX{} locale mechanism allows applications -to integrate certain cultural aspects into an applications, without +and functionality. The \POSIX{} locale mechanism allows programmers +to deal with certain cultural issues in an application, without requiring the programmer to know all the specifics of each country where the software is executed. @@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ settings to what the user requests, extract the relevant characteristics, and then restore the \samp{C} numeric locale. When Python code uses the \module{locale} module to change the locale, -this also affect the embedding application. If the embedding +this also affects the embedding application. If the embedding application doesn't want this to happen, it should remove the \module{_locale} extension module (which does all the work) from the table of built-in modules in the \file{config.c} file, and make sure diff --git a/Doc/lib/libposixpath.tex b/Doc/lib/libposixpath.tex index e467e46..bf843d1 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libposixpath.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libposixpath.tex @@ -54,9 +54,11 @@ unchanged. On the Macintosh, this always returns \var{path} unchanged. \end{funcdesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{getsize}{path} -Return the size, in bytes, of \var{filename}. Raise -\exception{os.error} if the file does not exist or is inaccessible. +\begin{funcdesc}{getatime}{path} +Return the time of last access of \var{filename}. The return +value is integer giving the number of seconds since the epoch (see the +\refmodule{time} module). Raise \exception{os.error} if the file does +not exist or is inaccessible. \versionadded{1.5.2} \end{funcdesc} @@ -68,11 +70,9 @@ not exist or is inaccessible. \versionadded{1.5.2} \end{funcdesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{getatime}{path} -Return the time of last access of \var{filename}. The return -value is integer giving the number of seconds since the epoch (see the -\refmodule{time} module). Raise \exception{os.error} if the file does -not exist or is inaccessible. +\begin{funcdesc}{getsize}{path} +Return the size, in bytes, of \var{filename}. Raise +\exception{os.error} if the file does not exist or is inaccessible. \versionadded{1.5.2} \end{funcdesc} diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsyslog.tex b/Doc/lib/libsyslog.tex index 70a05be..1068db9 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libsyslog.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libsyslog.tex @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Close the log file. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{setlogmask}{maskpri} -This function set the priority mask to \var{maskpri} and returns the +Set the priority mask to \var{maskpri} and return the previous mask value. Calls to \function{syslog()} with a priority level not set in \var{maskpri} are ignored. The default is to log all priorities. The function \code{LOG_MASK(\var{pri})} calculates the @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ mask for the individual priority \var{pri}. The function to and including \var{pri}. \end{funcdesc} + The module defines the following constants: \begin{description} diff --git a/Doc/lib/libtime.tex b/Doc/lib/libtime.tex index 0e14f4c..82007f7 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libtime.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libtime.tex @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ supported if the module variable \code{accept2dyear} is a non-zero integer; this variable is initialized to \code{1} unless the environment variable \envvar{PYTHONY2K} is set to a non-empty string, in which case it is initialized to \code{0}. Thus, you can set -\envvar{PYTHONY2K} in the environment to \code{x} to require 4-digit +\envvar{PYTHONY2K} to a non-empty string in the environment to require 4-digit years for all year input. When 2-digit years are accepted, they are converted according to the \POSIX{} or X/Open standard: values 69-99 are mapped to 1969-1999, and values 0--68 are mapped to 2000--2068. diff --git a/Doc/lib/libuser.tex b/Doc/lib/libuser.tex index 484af7e..9e9c6ed 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libuser.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libuser.tex @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Programs with extensive customization needs are better off reading a program-specific customization file. Programs with security or privacy concerns should \emph{not} import -this module; a user can easily break into a a program by placing +this module; a user can easily break into a program by placing arbitrary code in the \file{.pythonrc.py} file. Modules for general use should \emph{not} import this module; it may diff --git a/Doc/lib/libxmllib.tex b/Doc/lib/libxmllib.tex index 0a097f4..b19da6d 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libxmllib.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libxmllib.tex @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ redefined version should always call \method{close()}. \begin{methoddesc}{translate_references}{data} Translate all entity and character references in \var{data} and -returns the translated string. +return the translated string. \end{methoddesc} \begin{methoddesc}{handle_xml}{encoding, standalone} -- cgit v0.12