Mailman 3 July 2010 - docs

Chnages to tutorial section
by Jolly Richard (DERBYSHIRE COUNTY PCT) July 11, 2010

July 11, 2010

Hi Just starting to learn python and I was going through your (very well put together) tutorial - however it appears some editing may be in order as a number of earlier "programming examples" - e.g section 3.2. "First Steps Towards Programming" - once it introduces 'print' statement - the syntax is wrong for the newer version of python (as I found out from some Google searches) - in that print is now a function and the brackets are required. I know this may seem like nit-picking but sometimes when you are learning from scratch - little things like syntax errors - when you have typed exactly what is on the screen can be very frustrating. Regards Richard Jolly Business Change Manager Derbyshire Community Health Services Tel: 01332 404122 Mob: 07917424987 Laurie House, Colyear Street, Derby DE1 1LJ E-mail: richard.jolly(a)derbyshirecountypct.nhs.uk NHS Mail: richard.jolly(a)nhs.net Derbyshire Community Health Services is responsible for providing NHS Services in the Derbyshire area and is hosted by Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust. Advance Notice of Leave: Save Paper - do you really need to print this email? ******************************************************************************************************************** This message may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient please inform the sender that you have received the message in error before deleting it. Please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Thank you for your co-operation. NHSmail is the secure email and directory service available for all NHS staff in England and Scotland NHSmail is approved for exchanging patient data and other sensitive information with NHSmail and GSI recipients NHSmail provides an email address for your career in the NHS and can be accessed anywhere For more information and to find out how you can switch, visit www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/nhsmail ********************************************************************************************************************

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"What's new in Python 2.7" makes a confusing statement about string/float conversions.
by Paul Berry July 11, 2010

July 11, 2010

I found this phrase in the section http://docs.python.org/whatsnew/2.7.html#python-3-1-features Float-to-string and string-to-float conversions now round their results more correctly, and repr() of a floating-point number x returns a result that’s guaranteed to round back to the same number when converted back to a string. I think this should say "...when converted back to a float." Thanks, Paul Berry

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[issue6774] socket.shudown documentation: on some platforms, closing one half closes the other half
by Georg Brandl July 11, 2010

July 11, 2010

Georg Brandl <georg(a)python.org> added the comment: Thanks, applied in r82798. ---------- resolution: -> accepted status: open -> closed _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue6774> _______________________________________

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[issue6774] socket.shudown documentation: on some platforms, closing one half closes the other half
by Mark Lawrence July 11, 2010

July 11, 2010

Changes by Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy(a)yahoo.co.uk>: ---------- assignee: georg.brandl -> docs@python nosy: +docs@python _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue6774> _______________________________________

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[issue4968] Clarify inspect.is<callable> method docs
by Georg Brandl July 11, 2010

July 11, 2010

Georg Brandl <georg(a)python.org> added the comment: No, I've just had no time to review the suggested changes. ---------- assignee: georg.brandl -> docs@python nosy: +docs@python _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue4968> _______________________________________

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[issue8145] Documentation about sqlite3 isolation_level
by Terry J. Reedy July 11, 2010

July 11, 2010

Terry J. Reedy <tjreedy(a)udel.edu> added the comment: If the content of the patch is correct, it looks ready to apply, with only a touch of editing. Do we have a resident expert of sqlite3? Or Laszlo, do you have a reference for the statements made? ---------- assignee: georg.brandl -> docs@python nosy: +docs@python, tjreedy versions: +Python 2.7, Python 3.1, Python 3.2 _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue8145> _______________________________________

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[issue7867] Proposed FAQ entry on pass-by-? semantics and the meaning of 'variable' in python
by Terry J. Reedy July 10, 2010

July 10, 2010

Changes by Terry J. Reedy <tjreedy(a)udel.edu>: ---------- assignee: georg.brandl -> docs@python nosy: +docs@python _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue7867> _______________________________________

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[issue8564] Update documentation on doctest/unittest2 integration
by Peter Fein July 10, 2010

July 10, 2010

New submission from Peter Fein <pfein(a)pobox.com>: The documentation on integrating doctests in a file of unittests is confusing and out of date. This patch updates the documentation to use unittest2 test discovery. ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation files: doctest_unittest_integration_doc.diff keywords: patch messages: 104468 nosy: docs@python, pfein priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Update documentation on doctest/unittest2 integration versions: Python 2.7, Python 3.3 Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file17123/doctest_unittest_integration_doc.diff _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue8564> _______________________________________

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[issue4966] Improving Lib Doc Sequence Types Section
by Terry J. Reedy July 10, 2010

July 10, 2010

Changes by Terry J. Reedy <tjreedy(a)udel.edu>: ---------- versions: +Python 3.1 _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue4966> _______________________________________

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[issue7303] pkgutil lacks documentation for useful functions
by Éric Araujo July 10, 2010

July 10, 2010

Changes by Éric Araujo <merwok(a)netwok.org>: ---------- keywords: +easy nosy: +merwok resolution: -> accepted stage: -> needs patch _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue7303> _______________________________________

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