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