Python Misc subdirectory
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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
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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 :-)
BLURB.WINDOWS First announcement of Python for Windows
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 Generic Makefile template for building extensions
NEWS News for this release
PURIFY.README Information for Purify users
Porting Mini-FAQ on porting to new platforms
README The file you're reading now
RFD Request For Discussion about a Python newsgroup
cheatsheet Quick summary of Python by Ken Manheimer
comparisons (Old) comparisons to some other languages
editline-fix A news article on how to fix R$'s editline for Python
faq2html FAQ to HTML converter by Ka-Ping Yee
find_recursionlimit.py Script to find a value for sys.maxrecursionlimit
fixfuncptrs.sh Shell script to fix function pointer initializers
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
unicode.txt Marc-Andre Lemburg's specification of the Unicode API
vgrindefs Python configuration for vgrind (a generic pretty printer)
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