cpython/Misc
Guido van Rossum 4cf4de5d11 Brought up to date with new options and env vars. 1997-09-08 04:06:15 +00:00
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ACKS . 1997-08-15 02:52:20 +00:00
AIX-NOTES New version of Vladimir Marangozov's AIX hacks -- simpler etc. 1997-08-06 23:42:07 +00:00
BLURB
BLURB.LUTZ
COPYRIGHT CNRI additions, approved by the boss and his wife :-) 1996-10-25 13:45:43 +00:00
Fixcprt.py /usr/local/bin/python -> /usr/bin/env python 1996-11-27 19:52:01 +00:00
HISTORY Moved the 1.4 NEWS file here (it had to happen someday...). 1997-05-23 04:05:31 +00:00
HPUX-NOTES Added note about libpython1.5.a. 1997-07-19 20:44:33 +00:00
HYPE
Makefile
Makefile.pre.in Adapted to the new build system. 1997-07-19 22:52:43 +00:00
NEWS Complete log of changes since 1.5a3 at the end. 1997-08-28 03:43:21 +00:00
NEXT-NOTES PS: use -O2, not -O3 1996-09-06 23:31:18 +00:00
PURIFY.README README file for hints on Purify'ing or Quantify'ing the Python 1997-01-16 23:55:38 +00:00
README Removed ancient FAQ from distribution 1997-08-18 19:55:01 +00:00
RENAME Oops, another forgotten renaming: varobject -> PyVarObject. 1997-05-15 21:31:03 +00:00
RFD
ccpy-style.el (python-cc-style): Added definitions for c-hanging-braces-alist which 1996-12-20 16:43:32 +00:00
cheatsheet
editline-fix Added editline fix 1996-09-12 17:29:33 +00:00
faq2html.py /usr/local/bin/python -> /usr/bin/env python 1996-11-27 19:52:01 +00:00
fixfuncptrs.sh
gMakefile Fix syntax of commented-out variables 1996-11-06 16:39:12 +00:00
indent.pro
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 (py-parse-partial-sexp-works-p): Removed as obsolete. All current 1997-09-04 04:18:07 +00:00
python.gif
python.man Brought up to date with new options and env vars. 1997-09-08 04:06:15 +00:00
renumber.py /usr/local/bin/python -> /usr/bin/env python 1996-11-27 19:52:01 +00:00
setuid-prog.c Zap all env vars beginning with PYTHON to prevent an obvious form of attack. 1997-03-11 18:24:21 +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		(deleted -- see http://www.python.org for the online FAQ)
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