Fix typos and markup.

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Raymond Hettinger 2011-01-10 23:38:15 +00:00
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@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ Some smaller changes made to the core Python language are:
optimize=0, dont_write_bytecode=0, no_user_site=0, no_site=0,
ignore_environment=0, verbose=0, bytes_warning=0, quiet=1)
(Contributed by Marcin Wojdyr in issue:`1772833`).
(Contributed by Marcin Wojdyr in :issue:`1772833`).
* The :func:`hasattr` function works by calling :func:`getattr` and detecting
whether an exception is raised. This technique allows it to detect methods
@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ Some smaller changes made to the core Python language are:
(See :issue:`4617`.)
* The internal :c:type:`structsequence` tool now creates subclasses of tuple.
This means that C generated structures like those returned by :func:`os.stat`,
This means that C structures like those returned by :func:`os.stat`,
:func:`time.gmtime`, and :func:`sys.version_info` now work like a
:term:`named tuple` and now work with functions and methods that
expect a tuple as an argument. The is a big step forward in making the C
@ -591,9 +591,8 @@ mcbs encoding, locale-aware encodings, or UTF-8.
Another significant win is the addition of substantially better support for
*SSL* connections and security certificates.
In addition, more functions and classes now have a :term:`context manager` to
support convenient and reliable resource clean-up using the
:keyword:`with`-statement.
In addition, more classes now implement a :term:`context manager` to support
convenient and reliable resource clean-up using the :keyword:`with`-statement.
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@ -1014,7 +1013,7 @@ zero-padded file objects.
The :mod:`gzip` module also gains the :func:`~gzip.compress` and
:func:`~gzip.decompress` functions for easier in-memory compression and
decompression. Keep in mind that text needs to be encoded in to :class:`bytes`
decompression. Keep in mind that text needs to be encoded as :class:`bytes`
before compressing and decompressing:
>>> s = 'Three shall be the number thou shalt count, '
@ -1373,7 +1372,7 @@ The :mod:`pdb` debugger module gained a number of usability improvements:
* A :file:`.pdbrc` script file can contain ``continue`` and ``next`` commands
that continue debugging.
* The :class:`Pdb` class constructor now accepts a *nosigint* argument.
* New commands: ``l(list)``, ``ll(long list`` and ``source`` for
* New commands: ``l(list)``, ``ll(long list)`` and ``source`` for
listing source code.
* New commands: ``display`` and ``undisplay`` for showing or hiding
the value of an expression if it has changed.
@ -1634,10 +1633,10 @@ A table of quick links has been added to the top of lengthy sections such as
accompanied by tables of cheatsheet-style summaries to provide an overview and
memory jog without having to read all of the docs.
In some cases, the pure Python source code can be helpful adjunct to the docs,
so now some modules feature quick links to the latest version of the source
code. For example, the :mod:`functools` module documentation has a quick link
at the top labeled: *Source code* :source:`Lib/functools.py`.
In some cases, the pure Python source code can be a helpful adjunct to the
documentation, so now many modules now feature quick links to the latest version
of the source code. For example, the :mod:`functools` module documentation has
a quick link at the top labeled: **Source code** :source:`Lib/functools.py`.
The docs now contain more examples and recipes. In particular, :mod:`re` module
has an extensive section, :ref:`re-examples`. Likewise, the :mod:`itertools`
@ -1783,7 +1782,7 @@ require changes to your code:
* :class:`bytearray` objects can no longer be used as filenames; instead,
they should be converted to :class:`bytes`.
* PyArg_Parse*() functions:
* ``PyArg_Parse*()`` functions:
* "t#" format has been removed: use "s#" or "s*" instead
* "w" and "w#" formats has been removed: use "w*" instead
@ -1802,7 +1801,7 @@ require changes to your code:
``random.seed(s, version=1)``.
* The previously deprecated :func:`string.maketrans` function has been removed
in favor of the static method :meth:`bytes.maketrans` and
in favor of the static methods :meth:`bytes.maketrans` and
:meth:`bytearray.maketrans`. This change solves the confusion around which
types were supported by the :mod:`string` module. Now, :class:`str`,
:class:`bytes`, and :class:`bytearray` each have their own **maketrans** and