[Python-checkins] python/nondist/peps pep-0292.txt,1.13,1.14

bwarsaw at users.sourceforge.net bwarsaw at users.sourceforge.net
Fri Sep 10 05:02:34 CEST 2004


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/nondist/peps
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv22040

Modified Files:
	pep-0292.txt 
Log Message:
Updated the "Why" section based on comments from Andrew Durdin.  More updates
to the PEP are no doubt still coming.


Index: pep-0292.txt
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/nondist/peps/pep-0292.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.13
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -d -r1.13 -r1.14
--- pep-0292.txt	25 Aug 2004 02:02:08 -0000	1.13
+++ pep-0292.txt	10 Sep 2004 03:02:32 -0000	1.14
@@ -104,9 +104,13 @@
 
 Why `$' and Braces?
 
-    The BDFL said it best: The $ means "substitution" in so many
+    The BDFL said it best[4]: "The $ means "substitution" in so many
     languages besides Perl that I wonder where you've been. [...]
-    We're copying this from the shell.
+    We're copying this from the shell."
+
+    Thus the substitution rules are chosen because of the similarity
+    with so many other languages.  This makes the substitution rules
+    easier to teach, learn, and remember.
 
 
 Comparison to PEP 215
@@ -164,7 +168,7 @@
 
 Reference Implementation
 
-    A SourceForge patch[4] is available which implements this
+    A SourceForge patch[5] is available which implements this
     proposal, include unit tests and documentation changes.
 
 
@@ -179,7 +183,9 @@
     [3] Guido's python-dev posting from 21-Jul-2002
         http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2002-July/026397.html
 
-    [4] Reference Implementation
+    [4] http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2002-June/025652.html
+
+    [5] Reference Implementation
         http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1014055&group_id=5470&atid=305470
 
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