Fixed latex2html weirdness with footnotes.

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Fred Drake 1999-04-05 21:59:15 +00:00
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@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ values in a binary format. The format is specific to Python, but
independent of machine architecture issues (e.g., you can write a
Python value to a file on a PC, transport the file to a Sun, and read
it back there). Details of the format are undocumented on purpose;
it may change between Python versions (although it rarely does).%
\footnote{The name of this module stems from a bit of terminology used
by the designers of Modula-3 (amongst others), who use the term
``marshalling'' for shipping of data around in a self-contained form.
Strictly speaking, ``to marshal'' means to convert some data from
internal to external form (in an RPC buffer for instance) and
``unmarshalling'' for the reverse process.}
it may change between Python versions (although it rarely
does).\footnote{The name of this module stems from a bit of
terminology used by the designers of Modula-3 (amongst others), who
use the term ``marshalling'' for shipping of data around in a
self-contained form. Strictly speaking, ``to marshal'' means to
convert some data from internal to external form (in an RPC buffer for
instance) and ``unmarshalling'' for the reverse process.}
This is not a general ``persistency'' module. For general persistency
and transfer of Python objects through RPC calls, see the modules
@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ transfer plain Python integers, such values are silently truncated.
This particularly affects the use of very long integer literals in
Python modules --- these will be accepted by the parser on such
machines, but will be silently be truncated when the module is read
from the \file{.pyc} instead.%
\footnote{A solution would be to refuse such literals in the parser,
since they are inherently non-portable. Another solution would be to
let the \module{marshal} module raise an exception when an integer
value would be truncated. At least one of these solutions will be
implemented in a future version.}
from the \file{.pyc} instead.\footnote{
A solution would be to refuse such literals in the parser,
since they are inherently non-portable. Another solution would be to
let the \module{marshal} module raise an exception when an integer
value would be truncated. At least one of these solutions will be
implemented in a future version.}
There are functions that read/write files as well as functions
operating on strings.

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@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ Names for built-in exceptions and functions are found in a separate
symbol table. This table is searched last when the interpreter looks
up the meaning of a name, so local and global
user-defined names can override built-in names. Built-in types are
described together here for easy reference.%
\footnote{Most descriptions sorely lack explanations of the exceptions
described together here for easy reference.\footnote{
Most descriptions sorely lack explanations of the exceptions
that may be raised --- this will be fixed in a future version of
this manual.}
\indexii{built-in}{types}

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@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
\chapter{The Python Profiler}
\label{profile}
\chapter{The Python Profiler \label{profile}}
\sectionauthor{James Roskind}{}
Copyright \copyright{} 1994, by InfoSeek Corporation, all rights reserved.
\index{InfoSeek Corporation}
Written by James Roskind\index{Roskind, James}.%
\footnote{
Updated and converted to \LaTeX\ by Guido van Rossum. The references to
the old profiler are left in the text, although it no longer exists.
}
Written by James Roskind.\footnote{
Updated and converted to \LaTeX\ by Guido van Rossum. The references to
the old profiler are left in the text, although it no longer exists.}
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this Python software
and its associated documentation for any purpose (subject to the
@ -497,12 +496,11 @@ ordering are identical to the \method{print_callers()} method.
\end{methoddesc}
\begin{methoddesc}{ignore}{}
\deprecated{1.5.1}{This is not needed in modern versions of Python.%
\footnote{
This was once necessary, when Python would print any unused expression
result that was not \code{None}. The method is still defined for
backward compatibility.
}}
\deprecated{1.5.1}{This is not needed in modern versions of
Python.\footnote{
This was once necessary, when Python would print any unused expression
result that was not \code{None}. The method is still defined for
backward compatibility.}}
\end{methoddesc}

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@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ operator has operands of different numeric types, the operand with the
``smaller'' type is converted to that of the other, where plain
integer is smaller than long integer is smaller than floating point is
smaller than complex.
Comparisons between numbers of mixed type use the same rule.%
\footnote{As a consequence, the list \code{[1, 2]} is considered equal
to \code{[1.0, 2.0]}, and similar for tuples.}
Comparisons between numbers of mixed type use the same rule.\footnote{
As a consequence, the list \code{[1, 2]} is considered equal
to \code{[1.0, 2.0]}, and similar for tuples.}
The functions \function{int()}, \function{long()}, \function{float()},
and \function{complex()} can be used
to coerce numbers to a specific type.
@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ operation.
The right argument should be a tuple with one item for each argument
required by the format string; if the string requires a single
argument, the right argument may also be a single non-tuple object.%
\footnote{A tuple object in this case should be a singleton.}
argument, the right argument may also be a single non-tuple
object.\footnote{A tuple object in this case should be a singleton.}
The following format characters are understood:
\code{\%}, \code{c}, \code{s}, \code{i}, \code{d}, \code{u}, \code{o},
\code{x}, \code{X}, \code{e}, \code{E}, \code{f}, \code{g}, \code{G}.
@ -404,11 +404,11 @@ the string.
For safety reasons, floating point precisions are clipped to 50;
\code{\%f} conversions for numbers whose absolute value is over 1e25
are replaced by \code{\%g} conversions.%
\footnote{These numbers are fairly arbitrary. They are intended to
avoid printing endless strings of meaningless digits without hampering
correct use and without having to know the exact precision of floating
point values on a particular machine.}
are replaced by \code{\%g} conversions.\footnote{
These numbers are fairly arbitrary. They are intended to
avoid printing endless strings of meaningless digits without hampering
correct use and without having to know the exact precision of floating
point values on a particular machine.}
All other errors raise exceptions.
If the right argument is a dictionary (or any kind of mapping), then
@ -763,8 +763,8 @@ descriptors, e.g. module \module{fcntl} or \function{os.read()} and friends.
\begin{methoddesc}[file]{readline}{\optional{size}}
Read one entire line from the file. A trailing newline character is
kept in the string%
\footnote{The advantage of leaving the newline on is that an empty string
kept in the string\footnote{
The advantage of leaving the newline on is that an empty string
can be returned to mean \EOF{} without being ambiguous. Another
advantage is that (in cases where it might matter, e.g. if you
want to make an exact copy of a file while scanning its lines)

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@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ The following functions are defined in the \module{stdwin} module:
\begin{funcdesc}{open}{title}
Open a new window whose initial title is given by the string argument.
Return a window object; window object methods are described below.%
\footnote{The Python version of STDWIN does not support draw procedures; all
drawing requests are reported as draw events.}
Return a window object; window object methods are described
below.\footnote{
The Python version of STDWIN does not support draw procedures;
all drawing requests are reported as draw events.}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{getevent}{}