From 74faed299f0a469843189dd90f16370048bbc885 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guido van Rossum Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 19:27:05 +0000 Subject: Got rid of all references to stdwin. Documented insertion of script directory in path. Updated author's address. Changed MAILING LIST section to INTERNET RESOURCES. --- Misc/python.man | 55 +++++++++++++++++-------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) diff --git a/Misc/python.man b/Misc/python.man index 4e7d46a..548244f 100644 --- a/Misc/python.man +++ b/Misc/python.man @@ -1,12 +1,9 @@ -.TH PYTHON "4 January 1995" +.TH PYTHON "30 July 1996" .SH NAME python \- an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language .SH SYNOPSIS .B python [ -.I X11-options -] -[ .B \-d ] [ @@ -44,7 +41,7 @@ semantics of the core language in (perhaps too) much detail. .PP Python's basic power can be extended with your own modules written in C or C++. -On some (most?) systems such modules may be dynamically loaded. +On most systems such modules may be dynamically loaded. Python is also adaptable as an extension language for existing applications. See the internal documentation for hints. @@ -77,18 +74,6 @@ Print a message each time a module is initialized, showing the place Specify the command to execute (see next section). This terminates the option list (following options are passed as arguments to the command). -.PP -When the interpreter is configured to contain the -.I stdwin -built-in module for use with the X window system, additional command -line options common to most X applications are recognized (by STDWIN), -e.g. -.B \-display -.I displayname -and -.B \-geometry -.I widthxheight+x+y. -The complete set of options is described in the STDWIN documentation. .SH INTERPRETER INTERFACE The interpreter interface resembles that of the UNIX shell: when called with standard input connected to a tty device, it prompts for @@ -123,7 +108,7 @@ is used, .I sys.argv[0] contains the string .I '-c'. -Note that options interpreter by the Python interpreter or by STDWIN +Note that options interpreted by the Python interpreter itself are not placed in .I sys.argv. .PP @@ -148,7 +133,7 @@ These are subject to difference depending on local installation conventions: .IP /usr/local/bin/python Recommended location of the interpreter. -.IP /usr/local/lib/python +.IP /usr/local/lib/python1.4 Recommended location of the directory containing the standard modules. .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES .IP PYTHONPATH @@ -160,6 +145,8 @@ The default search path is installation dependent, but always begins with `.', (for example, .I .:/usr/local/lib/python ). The default search path is appended to $PYTHONPATH. +If a script argument is given, the directory containing the script is +inserted in the path in front of $PYTHONPATH. The search path can be manipulated from within a Python program as the variable .I sys.path . @@ -196,30 +183,22 @@ Python Tutorial Python Library Reference .br Python Reference Manual -.br -STDWIN under X11 -.SH BUGS AND CAVEATS -The first time -.I stdwin -is imported, it initializes the STDWIN library. -If this initialization fails, e.g. because the display connection -fails, the interpreter aborts immediately. .SH AUTHOR .nf Guido van Rossum -CWI (Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica) -P.O. Box 4079 -1009 AB Amsterdam -The Netherlands +CNRI +1895 Preston White Drive +Reston, VA 20191 +USA .PP -E-mail: Guido.van.Rossum@cwi.nl +E-mail: guido@cnri.reston.va.us, guido@python.org .fi -.SH MAILING LIST -There is a mailing list devoted to Python programming, bugs and -design. -To subscribe, send mail containing your real name and e-mail address -in Internet form to -.I python-list-request@cwi.nl. +.SH INTERNET RESOURCES +Web site: http://www.python.org +.br +FTP site: ftp://ftp.python.org +.br +Newsgroup: comp.lang.python .SH COPYRIGHT Copyright 1991-1995 by Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. -- cgit v0.12