Lots of minor fixes, many suggested by Detlef Lannert

<lannert@uni-duesseldorf.de>.
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Fred Drake 2000-09-21 22:01:36 +00:00
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@ -266,11 +266,11 @@ target: identifier | "(" target_list ")" | "[" target_list "]"
(See section \ref{primaries} for the syntax definitions for the last (See section \ref{primaries} for the syntax definitions for the last
three symbols.) three symbols.)
An augmented assignment evaluates the target (which, unlike with normal An augmented assignment evaluates the target (which, unlike normal
assignment statements, cannot be a tuple) and the expression list, performs assignment statements, cannot be an unpacking) and the expression
the binary operation specific to the type of assignment on the two operands, list, performs the binary operation specific to the type of assignment
and assigns the result to the original target. The target is only evaluated on the two operands, and assigns the result to the original
once. target. The target is only evaluated once.
An augmented assignment expression like \code{x += 1} can be rewritten as An augmented assignment expression like \code{x += 1} can be rewritten as
\code{x = x + 1} to achieve a similar, but not exactly equal effect. In the \code{x = x + 1} to achieve a similar, but not exactly equal effect. In the
@ -370,9 +370,10 @@ exception is raised.
\exindex{RuntimeError} \exindex{RuntimeError}
\keyword{print} also has an extended form, defined as \keyword{print} also has an extended form, defined as
\index{extended print statement}
\begin{verbatim} \begin{verbatim}
print_stmt: '>>' expression [ (',' expression)+ [','] ] ) print_stmt: "print" ">>" expression [ ("," expression)+ [","] ]
\end{verbatim} \end{verbatim}
In this form, the first expression after the \keyword{>>} must In this form, the first expression after the \keyword{>>} must
@ -559,7 +560,7 @@ see below.
The \keyword{from} form does not bind the module name: it goes through the The \keyword{from} form does not bind the module name: it goes through the
list of identifiers, looks each one of them up in the module found in step list of identifiers, looks each one of them up in the module found in step
(1), and binds the name in the local namespace to the object thus found. (1), and binds the name in the local namespace to the object thus found.
Like with the first form of \keyword{import}, an alternate local name can be As with the first form of \keyword{import}, an alternate local name can be
supplied by specifying "\keyword{as} localname". If a name is not found, supplied by specifying "\keyword{as} localname". If a name is not found,
\exception{ImportError} is raised. If the list of identifiers is replaced \exception{ImportError} is raised. If the list of identifiers is replaced
by a star (\samp{*}), all names defined in the module are bound, except by a star (\samp{*}), all names defined in the module are bound, except