Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv3506 Modified Files: python-docs.txt Log Message: - add "Why is Python installed on my computer?" as a documentation FAQ since this gets asked at the docs at python.org address a lot - fix some minor style violations and inconsistencies Index: python-docs.txt =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/python-docs.txt,v retrieving revision 1.2 retrieving revision 1.3 diff -C2 -d -r1.2 -r1.3 *** python-docs.txt 30 Jul 2003 02:55:27 -0000 1.2 --- python-docs.txt 23 Oct 2003 14:33:46 -0000 1.3 *************** *** 24,28 **** 2. Where can I download Python? 3. I can't unpack a downloaded copy on Windows; what should I do? ! 4. I can't unpack a downloaded copy on MacOS; what should I do? 5. What can I use Python for? 6. How do I use module/function/whatever XXX? --- 24,28 ---- 2. Where can I download Python? 3. I can't unpack a downloaded copy on Windows; what should I do? ! 4. I can't unpack a downloaded copy on Mac OS; what should I do? 5. What can I use Python for? 6. How do I use module/function/whatever XXX? *************** *** 33,36 **** --- 33,37 ---- 11. Acrobat Reader won't print the PDF. What's wrong? 12. Where can I find documentation in my native language? + 13. Why is Python installed on my computer? *************** *** 78,82 **** http://www.winzip.com/ ! 4. I can't unpack a downloaded archive on MacOS; what should I do? Stuffit Expander 4.5 (and probably other versions) cannot handle --- 79,83 ---- http://www.winzip.com/ ! 4. I can't unpack a downloaded archive on Mac OS; what should I do? Stuffit Expander 4.5 (and probably other versions) cannot handle *************** *** 164,168 **** http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/ ! 12. There is a lot of contributed documentation in languages other than English. Some of the documents are translations of English documents, and others were originally authored in other --- 165,171 ---- http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/ ! 12. Where can I find documentation in my native language? ! ! There is a lot of contributed documentation in languages other than English. Some of the documents are translations of English documents, and others were originally authored in other *************** *** 170,171 **** --- 173,183 ---- http://www.python.org/doc/NonEnglish.html + + 13. Why is Python installed on my computer? + + We're increasingly seeing Python being installed on computers + as delivered by vendors. For more information on why, and + whether it's safe to remove, see the "Why is Python Installed on + my Computer?" FAQ, found at: + + http://www.python.org/doc/faq/installed.html