[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/tut tut.tex,1.192,1.193
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tut.tex
Log Message:
- explain about making Python scripts executable on Unix in more
detail
- fix minor markup nit
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(assuming that the interpreter is on the user's \envvar{PATH}) at the
beginning of the script and giving the file an executable mode. The
! \samp{\#!} must be the first two characters of the file. Note that
the hash, or pound, character, \character{\#}, is used to start a
comment in Python.
\subsection{Source Code Encoding}
! It is possible to use encodings different than ASCII in Python source
files. The best way to do it is to put one more special comment line
right after the \code{\#!} line to define the source file encoding:
--- 300,321 ----
(assuming that the interpreter is on the user's \envvar{PATH}) at the
beginning of the script and giving the file an executable mode. The
! \samp{\#!} must be the first two characters of the file. On some
! platforms, this first line must end with a \UNIX-style line ending
! (\character{\e n}), not a Mac OS (\character{\e r}) or Windows
! (\character{\e r\e n}) line ending. Note that
the hash, or pound, character, \character{\#}, is used to start a
comment in Python.
+ The script can be given a executable mode, or permission, using the
+ \program{chmod} command:
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ $ chmod +x myscript.py
+ \end{verbatim} % $ <-- bow to font-lock
+
+
\subsection{Source Code Encoding}
! It is possible to use encodings different than \ASCII{} in Python source
files. The best way to do it is to put one more special comment line
right after the \code{\#!} line to define the source file encoding: