[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/tut tut.tex,1.192,1.193

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Mon, 07 Jul 2003 14:00:32 -0700


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/tut
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv5518

Modified Files:
	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: