cpython

History

Guido van Rossum bec74843de Added note about "boot" implying "clobber". Added definition TARGET=python for more flexibility.		1996-11-27 19:38:53 +00:00
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ACKS	Nils Fischbeck, Tim Hochberg, Terry Reedy, Ka-Ping Yee	1996-10-08 17:22:00 +00:00
AIX-NOTES	Corrected noconfig to be shared; added cc: vlad back.	1996-11-27 19:38:00 +00:00
BLURB	Initial revision	1994-01-26 10:20:16 +00:00
BLURB.LUTZ	Initial revision	1994-01-26 10:20:16 +00:00
COPYRIGHT	CNRI additions, approved by the boss and his wife :-)	1996-10-25 13:45:43 +00:00
FAQ	monty -> grail in Grail URL.	1996-11-27 15:24:34 +00:00
Fixcprt.py	Added 1995 to copyright message; added a few people to acks again...	1995-01-04 19:21:21 +00:00
HISTORY	Moved 1.3 news to HISTORY; put some 1.4 news in NEWS	1996-07-30 18:53:51 +00:00
HPUX-NOTES	Some new files...	1994-09-14 14:06:46 +00:00
HYPE	Initial revision	1994-04-14 13:02:35 +00:00
Makefile	Initial revision	1994-01-26 10:20:16 +00:00
Makefile.pre.in	Added note about "boot" implying "clobber".	1996-11-27 19:38:53 +00:00
NEWS	Added last-minute changes.	1996-10-25 14:21:55 +00:00
NEXT-NOTES	PS: use -O2, not -O3	1996-09-06 23:31:18 +00:00
README	Added editline fix	1996-09-12 17:29:33 +00:00
RENAME	directives for Tools/scripts/fixcid.py	1996-07-30 18:02:59 +00:00
RFD	Initial revision	1994-01-26 10:20:16 +00:00
cheatsheet	Very useful file!	1994-08-05 15:57:31 +00:00
editline-fix	Added editline fix	1996-09-12 17:29:33 +00:00
faq2html.py	Rewritten by Ka-Ping Yee.	1996-09-10 17:59:15 +00:00
fixfuncptrs.sh	Initial revision	1994-01-26 10:20:16 +00:00
gMakefile	Fix syntax of commented-out variables	1996-11-06 16:39:12 +00:00
indent.pro	Some new files...	1994-09-14 14:06:46 +00:00
python-mode-old.el	Barry's latest (2.83). He likes this version particularly because	1996-10-23 20:55:00 +00:00
python-mode.el	(match-string): Added a definition for older Emacsen.	1996-10-29 15:32:57 +00:00
python.gif	Initial revision	1994-01-26 10:20:16 +00:00
python.man	New permission notice, includes CNRI.	1996-10-25 14:44:06 +00:00
renumber.py	Fix bug in formatting of new questions	1994-09-29 15:19:10 +00:00
setuid-prog.c	Initial revision	1995-07-20 21:57:15 +00:00

README

Python Misc subdirectory
========================

This directory contains files that wouldn't fit in elsewhere, in
particular the UNIX manual page, an Emacs mode for Python source code,
and a list of Frequently Asked Questions (and their answers).  Some
documents are only of historic importance.

Files found here
----------------

ACKS		Acknowledgements
AIX-NOTES	Notes for building Python on AIX (all new!)
BLURB		A quick description of Python for newcomers
BLURB.LUTZ	A testimonial from a converted Tcl/Perl hacker :-)
COPYRIGHT	The Python copyright notice
FAQ		Frequently Asked Questions about Python (and answers)
Fixcprt.py	Fix the copyright message (a yearly chore :-)
HISTORY		News from previous releases -- oldest last
HPUX-NOTES	Notes about dynamic loading under HP-UX
HYPE		More hype about Python
Makefile	Used for administrative chores like cleaning up
Makefile.pre.in	Template for building extensions (static or dynamic)
NEWS		News for this release
README		The file you're reading now
RFD		Request For Discussion about a Python newsgroup
cheatsheet	Quick summary of Python by Ken Manheimer
editline-fix	A news article on how to fix R$'s editline for Python
fixfuncptrs.sh	Shell script to fix function pointer initializers
gMakefile	Generic Makefile for dynamically loadable modules
indent.pro	GNU indent profile approximating my C style
python-mode.el	Emacs mode for editing Python programs
python.man	UNIX man page for the python interpreter
renumber.py	Script to renumber the sections in the FAQ
setuid-prog.c	C helper program for set-uid Python scripts