Mailman 3 August 2012 - docs

[issue8822] datetime naive and aware types should have a well-defined definition that can be cross-referenced
by anatoly techtonik Dec. 29, 2020

Dec. 29, 2020

New submission from anatoly techtonik <techtonik(a)gmail.com>: 'naive' and 'aware' are key datetime types - they need a proper definition and anchor for crossrefences. If you take a look at http://docs.python.org/library/datetime.html - the definition of distinction between them is too vague and this seeds of uncertainty grow through the rest of the doc. It is not said how to make non-naive object, how to detect if object of naive or aware. All this stuff is very important for … [View More]

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[issue14586] TypeError: truncate() takes no keyword arguments
by Guy Taylor Dec. 15, 2020

Dec. 15, 2020

New submission from Guy Taylor <thebigguy.co.uk(a)gmail.com>: The Python docs suggest that io.IOBase.truncate' should take a keyword argument of 'size'. However this causes a 'TypeError': TypeError: truncate() takes no keyword arguments Suggest that the docs are changed to 'truncate(size)' or CPython is changed to allow the keyword. http://docs.python.org/py3k/library/io.html?highlight=truncate#io.IOBase.tr… http://docs.python.org/library/io.html?highlight=truncate#io.IOBase.… [View More]

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[issue15104] abusive language in __name__ description
by anatoly techtonik Dec. 1, 2020

Dec. 1, 2020

New submission from anatoly techtonik <techtonik(a)gmail.com>: http://docs.python.org/library/__main__.html "It is this environment in which the idiomatic “conditional script” stanza causes a script to run" ?!? ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 163140 nosy: docs@python, techtonik priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: abusive language in __name__ description _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.… [View More]

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[issue13341] Incorrect documentation for "u" PyArg_Parse format unit
by Ilya Novoselov Nov. 30, 2020

Nov. 30, 2020

New submission from Ilya Novoselov <ilya.novoselov(a)gmail.com>: Documentation states that u format unit returns "buffer of 16-bit Unicode (UTF-16) data" while it returns pointer to internal buffer of unicode data, which is either UCS-16 or UCS-32 http://docs.python.org/c-api/arg.html ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation, Unicode messages: 147002 nosy: Ilya.Novoselov, docs@python, ezio.melotti priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Incorrect … [View More]

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[issue13875] cmd: no user documentation
by anatoly techtonik Nov. 17, 2020

Nov. 17, 2020

New submission from anatoly techtonik <techtonik(a)gmail.com>: http://docs.python.org/library/cmd.html# Documentation for cmd module is poor to explain the value of this module to users. Intro is too abstract - phrase "simple framework for writing line-oriented command interpreters" doesn't mean much. Perhaps word "interactive" is missing? So, there is no part explaining the what cmd does exactly (intro fails) and no part explaining the main principle - How exactly does this framework … [View More]

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[issue9538] Replace confusing pseudoname 'object' in special methods section.
by Terry J. Reedy Nov. 17, 2020

Nov. 17, 2020

New submission from Terry J. Reedy <tjreedy(a)udel.edu>: In 3.3. Special method names, 'object' is used as a pseudo class name to prefix all the special method entries. This conflicts with the usual two Python meanings. 1. 'object' is the name of a specific class. So the entry for object.__getattribute__(self, name) says to avoid circularity by calling object.__getattribute__(self, name), which looks circular and requires a bit a mental work by the reader to properly understand. Ditto … [View More]

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[issue13561] os.listdir documentation should mention surrogateescape
by Michael Foord Nov. 16, 2020

Nov. 16, 2020

New submission from Michael Foord <michael(a)voidspace.org.uk>: Where os.listdir encounters undecodable bytes from the filesystem it uses the surrogateescape handler. As the resulting strings are invalid they can't be encoded without an errorhandler, and so can't be printed (for example). This should be documented. ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 149070 nosy: docs@python, michael.foord priority: normal severity: normal stage: needs patch status: … [View More]

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[issue14338] urllib2 HowTo for overriding post/3xx behavior.
by beeNuts Nov. 16, 2020

Nov. 16, 2020

New submission from beeNuts <jeff.adams(a)linux.com>: Issue #14144, with the title "urllib2 HTTPRedirectHandler not forwarding POST data in redirect" was recently closed with these comments: "This could be cookbook recipe style example, if it's utility value is high. I am closing this issue as I feel that the requirement may not be addressed by a change. If there is patch for HowTo, we can tackle that in another issue. Thank you for contribution." The decision that documents on this … [View More]

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[issue10709] Misc/AIX-NOTES needs updating
by Antoine Pitrou Nov. 11, 2020

Nov. 11, 2020

New submission from Antoine Pitrou <pitrou(a)free.fr>: Sébastien, would you like to provide an updated version of that file? The current contents look hopelessly outdated. ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 124024 nosy: docs@python, pitrou, sable priority: normal severity: normal stage: needs patch status: open title: Misc/AIX-NOTES needs updating versions: Python 2.7, Python 3.1, Python 3.2 _______________________________________ Python tracker <… [View More]

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[issue15034] tutorial should use best practices in user defined execeptions section
by R. David Murray Nov. 11, 2020

Nov. 11, 2020

New submission from R. David Murray <rdmurray(a)bitdance.com>: And I wish I knew what those were. ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 162513 nosy: docs@python, r.david.murray priority: normal severity: normal stage: needs patch status: open title: tutorial should use best practices in user defined execeptions section type: behavior versions: Python 2.7, Python 3.2, Python 3.3 _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.… [View More]

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