[Python-checkins] r56666 - in doctools/trunk: Doc-26/TODO Doc-26/documenting/markup.rst Doc-26/install/index.rst Doc-26/reference/compound_stmts.rst Doc-26/reference/expressions.rst Doc-26/reference/introduction.rst Doc-26/reference/lexical_analysis.rst Doc-26/reference/simple_stmts.rst Doc-26/reference/toplevel_components.rst Doc-3k/TODO Doc-3k/documenting/markup.rst Doc-3k/install/index.rst Doc-3k/reference/compound_stmts.rst Doc-3k/reference/expressions.rst Doc-3k/reference/introduction.rst Doc-3k/reference/lexical_analysis.rst Doc-3k/reference/simple_stmts.rst Doc-3k/reference/toplevel_components.rst

georg.brandl python-checkins at python.org
Thu Aug 2 14:32:15 CEST 2007


Author: georg.brandl
Date: Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
New Revision: 56666

Modified:
   doctools/trunk/Doc-26/TODO
   doctools/trunk/Doc-26/documenting/markup.rst
   doctools/trunk/Doc-26/install/index.rst
   doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/compound_stmts.rst
   doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/expressions.rst
   doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/introduction.rst
   doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/lexical_analysis.rst
   doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/simple_stmts.rst
   doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/toplevel_components.rst
   doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/TODO
   doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/documenting/markup.rst
   doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/install/index.rst
   doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/compound_stmts.rst
   doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/expressions.rst
   doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/introduction.rst
   doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/lexical_analysis.rst
   doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/simple_stmts.rst
   doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/toplevel_components.rst
Log:
Fix production list escaping.


Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-26/TODO
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-26/TODO	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-26/TODO	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@
 
 * fix all references and links marked with `XXX`
 * adjust all literal include paths
-* remove all non-literal includes
 * fix all duplicate labels and undefined label references
 * split very large files and add toctrees
 * integrate standalone HOWTOs
 * find out which files get "comments disabled" metadata
-* double backslashes in production lists
 * add synopses for each module
 * write "About these documents"
 * finish "Documenting Python"
 * extend copyright.rst
-* fix :file: and |version| in install

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-26/documenting/markup.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-26/documenting/markup.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-26/documenting/markup.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@
 triple
    Likewise, ``triple: module; search; path`` is a shortcut that creates three
    index entries, which are ``module; search path``, ``search; path, module`` and
-    ``path; module search``.
+   ``path; module search``.
 module, keyword, operator, object, exception, statement, builtin
    These all create two index entries.  For example, ``module: hashlib`` creates
    the entries ``module; hashlib`` and ``hashlib; module``.
@@ -700,9 +700,10 @@
 
    The definition can contain token names which are marked as interpreted text
    (e.g. ``sum ::= `integer` "+" `integer```) -- this generates cross-references
-   to the productions of these tokens.  Note that vertical bars used to indicate
-   alternatives must be escaped with backslashes because otherwise they would
-   indicate a substitution reference to the reST parser.
+   to the productions of these tokens.
+
+   Note that no further reST parsing is done in the production, so that you
+   don't have to escape ``*`` or ``|`` characters.
 
 
 .. XXX describe optional first parameter 
@@ -710,13 +711,13 @@
 The following is an example taken from the Python Reference Manual::
 
    .. productionlist::
-      try_stmt: try1_stmt \| try2_stmt
-      try1_stmt: "try" ":" :token:`suite`
-               : ("except" [:token:`expression` ["," :token:`target`]] ":" :token:`suite`)+
-               : ["else" ":" :token:`suite`]
-               : ["finally" ":" :token:`suite`]
-      try2_stmt: "try" ":" :token:`suite`
-               : "finally" ":" :token:`suite`
+      try_stmt: try1_stmt | try2_stmt
+      try1_stmt: "try" ":" `suite`
+               : ("except" [`expression` ["," `target`]] ":" `suite`)+
+               : ["else" ":" `suite`]
+               : ["finally" ":" `suite`]
+      try2_stmt: "try" ":" `suite`
+               : "finally" ":" `suite`
 
 
 Substitutions

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-26/install/index.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-26/install/index.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-26/install/index.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -246,19 +246,15 @@
 Unix-based), it also depends on whether the module distribution being installed
 is pure Python or contains extensions ("non-pure"):
 
-+-----------------+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+-------+
-| Platform        | Standard installation              | Default value                        | Notes |
-|                 | location                           |                                      |       |
-+=================+====================================+======================================+=======+
-| Unix (pure)     | :file:`{prefix}/lib/python|version | :file:`/usr/local/lib/python|version | \(1)  |
-|                 | |/site-packages`                   | |/site-packages`                     |       |
-+-----------------+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+-------+
-| Unix (non-pure) | :file:`{exec-                      | :file:`/usr/local/lib/python|version | \(1)  |
-|                 | prefix}/lib/python|version         | |/site-packages`                     |       |
-|                 | |/site-packages`                   |                                      |       |
-+-----------------+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+-------+
-| Windows         | :file:`{prefix}`                   | :file:`C:\\Python`                   | \(2)  |
-+-----------------+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+-------+
++-----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+-------+
+| Platform        | Standard installation location                      | Default value                                    | Notes |
++=================+=====================================================+==================================================+=======+
+| Unix (pure)     | :file:`{prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}/site-packages`      | :file:`/usr/local/lib/python{X.Y}/site-packages` | \(1)  |
++-----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+-------+
+| Unix (non-pure) | :file:`{exec-prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}/site-packages` | :file:`/usr/local/lib/python{X.Y}/site-packages` | \(1)  |
++-----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+-------+
+| Windows         | :file:`{prefix}`                                    | :file:`C:\\Python`                               | \(2)  |
++-----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+-------+
 
 Notes:
 
@@ -346,17 +342,17 @@
 The :option:`--home` option defines the installation base directory.  Files are
 installed to the following directories under the installation base as follows:
 
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| Type of file                 | Installation Directory            | Override option             |
-+==============================+===================================+=============================+
-| pure module distribution     | :file:`{home}`:file:`/lib/python` | :option:`--install-purelib` |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| non-pure module distribution | :file:`{home}`:file:`/lib/python` | :option:`--install-platlib` |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| scripts                      | :file:`{home}`:file:`/bin`        | :option:`--install-scripts` |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| data                         | :file:`{home}`:file:`/share`      | :option:`--install-data`    |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| Type of file                 | Installation Directory    | Override option             |
++==============================+===========================+=============================+
+| pure module distribution     | :file:`{home}/lib/python` | :option:`--install-purelib` |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| non-pure module distribution | :file:`{home}/lib/python` | :option:`--install-platlib` |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| scripts                      | :file:`{home}/bin`        | :option:`--install-scripts` |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| data                         | :file:`{home}/share`      | :option:`--install-data`    |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
 
 .. versionchanged:: 2.4
    The :option:`--home` option used to be supported only on Unix.
@@ -399,20 +395,17 @@
 executables, etc.)  If :option:`--exec-prefix` is not supplied, it defaults to
 :option:`--prefix`.  Files are installed as follows:
 
-+------------------------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| Type of file                 | Installation Directory                 | Override option             |
-+==============================+========================================+=============================+
-| pure module distribution     | :file:`{prefix}`:file:`/lib/python2.{X | :option:`--install-purelib` |
-|                              | }/site-packages`                       |                             |
-+------------------------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| non-pure module distribution | :file:`{exec-                          | :option:`--install-platlib` |
-|                              | prefix}`:file:`/lib/python2.{X         |                             |
-|                              | }/site-packages`                       |                             |
-+------------------------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| scripts                      | :file:`{prefix}`:file:`/bin`           | :option:`--install-scripts` |
-+------------------------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| data                         | :file:`{prefix}`:file:`/share`         | :option:`--install-data`    |
-+------------------------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
++------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| Type of file                 | Installation Directory                              | Override option             |
++==============================+=====================================================+=============================+
+| pure module distribution     | :file:`{prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}/site-packages`      | :option:`--install-purelib` |
++------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| non-pure module distribution | :file:`{exec-prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}/site-packages` | :option:`--install-platlib` |
++------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| scripts                      | :file:`{prefix}/bin`                                | :option:`--install-scripts` |
++------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| data                         | :file:`{prefix}/share`                              | :option:`--install-data`    |
++------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
 
 There is no requirement that :option:`--prefix` or :option:`--exec-prefix`
 actually point to an alternate Python installation; if the directories listed
@@ -455,17 +448,17 @@
 :option:`--exec-prefix` option is not supported under Windows. Files are
 installed as follows:
 
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| Type of file                 | Installation Directory            | Override option             |
-+==============================+===================================+=============================+
-| pure module distribution     | :file:`{prefix}`:file:``          | :option:`--install-purelib` |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| non-pure module distribution | :file:`{prefix}`:file:``          | :option:`--install-platlib` |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| scripts                      | :file:`{prefix}`:file:`\\Scripts` | :option:`--install-scripts` |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| data                         | :file:`{prefix}`:file:`\\Data`    | :option:`--install-data`    |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| Type of file                 | Installation Directory    | Override option             |
++==============================+===========================+=============================+
+| pure module distribution     | :file:`{prefix}`          | :option:`--install-purelib` |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| non-pure module distribution | :file:`{prefix}`          | :option:`--install-platlib` |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| scripts                      | :file:`{prefix}\\Scripts` | :option:`--install-scripts` |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| data                         | :file:`{prefix}\\Data`    | :option:`--install-data`    |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
 
 
 .. _custom-install:
@@ -625,12 +618,12 @@
 .. % $ <-- bow to font-lock
 
 The expected convention for locally installed packages is to put them in the
-:file:`.../site-packages/` directory, but you may want to install Python modules
-into some arbitrary directory.  For example, your site may have a convention of
-keeping all software related to the web server under :file:`/www`.  Add-on
-Python modules might then belong in :file:`/www/python`, and in order to import
-them, this directory must be added to ``sys.path``.  There are several different
-ways to add the directory.
+:file:`{...}/site-packages/` directory, but you may want to install Python
+modules into some arbitrary directory.  For example, your site may have a
+convention of keeping all software related to the web server under :file:`/www`.
+Add-on Python modules might then belong in :file:`/www/python`, and in order to
+import them, this directory must be added to ``sys.path``.  There are several
+different ways to add the directory.
 
 The most convenient way is to add a path configuration file to a directory
 that's already on Python's path, usually to the :file:`.../site-packages/`
@@ -921,7 +914,7 @@
 
 The :file:`coff2omf` program comes with the Borland compiler.  The file
 :file:`python25.lib` is in the :file:`Libs` directory of your Python
-installation.  If your extension uses other libraries (zlib,...) you have to
+installation.  If your extension uses other libraries (zlib, ...) you have to
 convert them too.
 
 The converted files have to reside in the same directories as the normal

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/compound_stmts.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/compound_stmts.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/compound_stmts.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@
 
 .. productionlist::
    compound_stmt: `if_stmt`
-                : \| `while_stmt`
-                : \| `for_stmt`
-                : \| `try_stmt`
-                : \| `with_stmt`
-                : \| `funcdef`
-                : \| `classdef`
-   suite: `stmt_list` NEWLINE \| NEWLINE INDENT `statement`\ + DEDENT
-   statement: `stmt_list` NEWLINE \| `compound_stmt`
-   stmt_list: `simple_stmt` (";" `simple_stmt`)\* [";"]
+                : | `while_stmt`
+                : | `for_stmt`
+                : | `try_stmt`
+                : | `with_stmt`
+                : | `funcdef`
+                : | `classdef`
+   suite: `stmt_list` NEWLINE | NEWLINE INDENT `statement`+ DEDENT
+   statement: `stmt_list` NEWLINE | `compound_stmt`
+   stmt_list: `simple_stmt` (";" `simple_stmt`)* [";"]
 
 .. index::
    single: NEWLINE token
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
 .. productionlist::
    if_stmt: "if" `expression` ":" `suite`
-          : ( "elif" `expression` ":" `suite` )\*
+          : ( "elif" `expression` ":" `suite` )*
           : ["else" ":" `suite`]
 
 .. index::
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 for a group of statements:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   try_stmt: try1_stmt \| try2_stmt
+   try_stmt: try1_stmt | try2_stmt
    try1_stmt: "try" ":" `suite`
             : ("except" [`expression` ["," `target`]] ":" `suite`)+
             : ["else" ":" `suite`]
@@ -403,16 +403,16 @@
 
 .. productionlist::
    funcdef: [`decorators`] "def" `funcname` "(" [`parameter_list`] ")" ":" `suite`
-   decorators: `decorator`\ +
+   decorators: `decorator`+
    decorator: "@" `dotted_name` ["(" [`argument_list` [","]] ")"] NEWLINE
-   dotted_name: `identifier` ("." `identifier`)\*
-   parameter_list: (`defparameter` ",")\*
-                 : (  "\*" `identifier` [, "\*\*" `identifier`]
-                 : \| "\*\*" `identifier`
-                 : \| `defparameter` [","] )
+   dotted_name: `identifier` ("." `identifier`)*
+   parameter_list: (`defparameter` ",")*
+                 : (  "*" `identifier` [, "**" `identifier`]
+                 : | "**" `identifier`
+                 : | `defparameter` [","] )
    defparameter: `parameter` ["=" `expression`]
-   sublist: `parameter` ("," `parameter`)\* [","]
-   parameter: `identifier` \| "(" `sublist` ")"
+   sublist: `parameter` ("," `parameter`)* [","]
+   parameter: `identifier` | "(" `sublist` ")"
    funcname: `identifier`
 
 .. index::

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/expressions.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/expressions.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/expressions.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@
 atoms is:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   atom: `identifier` \| `literal` \| `enclosure`
-   enclosure: `parenth_form` \| `list_display`
-            : \| `generator_expression` \| `dict_display`
-            : \| `string_conversion` \| `yield_atom`
+   atom: `identifier` | `literal` | `enclosure`
+   enclosure: `parenth_form` | `list_display`
+            : | `generator_expression` | `dict_display`
+            : | `string_conversion` | `yield_atom`
 
 
 .. _atom-identifiers:
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@
 Python supports string literals and various numeric literals:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   literal: `stringliteral` \| `integer` \| `longinteger`
-          : \| `floatnumber` \| `imagnumber`
+   literal: `stringliteral` | `integer` | `longinteger`
+          : | `floatnumber` | `imagnumber`
 
 Evaluation of a literal yields an object of the given type (string, integer,
 long integer, floating point number, complex number) with the given value.  The
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@
 brackets:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   list_display: "[" [`expression_list` \| `list_comprehension`] "]"
+   list_display: "[" [`expression_list` | `list_comprehension`] "]"
    list_comprehension: `expression` `list_for`
    list_for: "for" `target_list` "in" `old_expression_list` [`list_iter`]
    old_expression_list: `old_expression` [("," `old_expression`)+ [","]]
-   list_iter: `list_for` \| `list_if`
+   list_iter: `list_for` | `list_if`
    list_if: "if" `old_expression` [`list_iter`]
 
 .. index::
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 .. productionlist::
    generator_expression: "(" `expression` `genexpr_for` ")"
    genexpr_for: "for" `target_list` "in" `or_test` [`genexpr_iter`]
-   genexpr_iter: `genexpr_for` \| `genexpr_if`
+   genexpr_iter: `genexpr_for` | `genexpr_if`
    genexpr_if: "if" `old_expression` [`genexpr_iter`]
 
 .. index:: object: generator
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 
 .. productionlist::
    dict_display: "{" [`key_datum_list`] "}"
-   key_datum_list: `key_datum` ("," `key_datum`)\* [","]
+   key_datum_list: `key_datum` ("," `key_datum`)* [","]
    key_datum: `expression` ":" `expression`
 
 .. index:: object: dictionary
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
 syntax is:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   primary: `atom` \| `attributeref` \| `subscription` \| `slicing` \| `call`
+   primary: `atom` | `attributeref` | `subscription` | `slicing` | `call`
 
 
 .. _attribute-references:
@@ -562,12 +562,12 @@
 :keyword:`del` statements.  The syntax for a slicing:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   slicing: `simple_slicing` \| `extended_slicing`
+   slicing: `simple_slicing` | `extended_slicing`
    simple_slicing: `primary` "[" `short_slice` "]"
    extended_slicing: `primary` "[" `slice_list` "]" 
-   slice_list: `slice_item` ("," `slice_item`)\* [","]
-   slice_item: `expression` \| `proper_slice` \| `ellipsis`
-   proper_slice: `short_slice` \| `long_slice`
+   slice_list: `slice_item` ("," `slice_item`)* [","]
+   slice_item: `expression` | `proper_slice` | `ellipsis`
+   proper_slice: `short_slice` | `long_slice`
    short_slice: [`lower_bound`] ":" [`upper_bound`]
    long_slice: `short_slice` ":" [`stride`]
    lower_bound: `expression`
@@ -627,16 +627,16 @@
 
 .. productionlist::
    call: `primary` "(" [`argument_list` [","]
-       : \| `expression` `genexpr_for`] ")"
+       : | `expression` `genexpr_for`] ")"
    argument_list: `positional_arguments` ["," `keyword_arguments`]
-                : ["," "\*" `expression`]
-                : ["," "\*\*" `expression`]
-                : \| `keyword_arguments` ["," "\*" `expression`]
-                : ["," "\*\*" `expression`]
-                : \| "\*" `expression` ["," "\*\*" `expression`]
-                : \| "\*\*" `expression`
-   positional_arguments: `expression` ("," `expression`)\*
-   keyword_arguments: `keyword_item` ("," `keyword_item`)\*
+                : ["," "*" `expression`]
+                : ["," "**" `expression`]
+                : | `keyword_arguments` ["," "*" `expression`]
+                : ["," "**" `expression`]
+                : | "*" `expression` ["," "**" `expression`]
+                : | "**" `expression`
+   positional_arguments: `expression` ("," `expression`)*
+   keyword_arguments: `keyword_item` ("," `keyword_item`)*
    keyword_item: `identifier` "=" `expression`
 
 A trailing comma may be present after the positional and keyword arguments but
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@
 less tightly than unary operators on its right.  The syntax is:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   power: `primary` ["\*\*" `u_expr`]
+   power: `primary` ["**" `u_expr`]
 
 Thus, in an unparenthesized sequence of power and unary operators, the operators
 are evaluated from right to left (this does not constrain the evaluation order
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@
 All unary arithmetic (and bit-wise) operations have the same priority:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   u_expr: `power` \| "-" `u_expr` \| "+" `u_expr` \| "~" `u_expr`
+   u_expr: `power` | "-" `u_expr` | "+" `u_expr` | "~" `u_expr`
 
 .. index::
    single: negation
@@ -859,9 +859,9 @@
 operators and one for additive operators:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   m_expr: `u_expr` \| `m_expr` "\*" `u_expr` \| `m_expr` "//" `u_expr` \| `m_expr` "/" `u_expr`
-         : \| `m_expr` "%" `u_expr`
-   a_expr: `m_expr` \| `a_expr` "+" `m_expr` \| `a_expr` "-" `m_expr`
+   m_expr: `u_expr` | `m_expr` "*" `u_expr` | `m_expr` "//" `u_expr` | `m_expr` "/" `u_expr`
+         : | `m_expr` "%" `u_expr`
+   a_expr: `m_expr` | `a_expr` "+" `m_expr` | `a_expr` "-" `m_expr`
 
 .. index:: single: multiplication
 
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@
 The shifting operations have lower priority than the arithmetic operations:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   shift_expr: `a_expr` \| `shift_expr` ( "<<" \| ">>" ) `a_expr`
+   shift_expr: `a_expr` | `shift_expr` ( "<<" | ">>" ) `a_expr`
 
 These operators accept plain or long integers as arguments.  The arguments are
 converted to a common type.  They shift the first argument to the left or right
@@ -959,9 +959,9 @@
 Each of the three bitwise operations has a different priority level:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   and_expr: `shift_expr` \| `and_expr` "&" `shift_expr`
-   xor_expr: `and_expr` \| `xor_expr` "^" `and_expr`
-   or_expr: `xor_expr` \| `or_expr` "\|" `xor_expr`
+   and_expr: `shift_expr` | `and_expr` "&" `shift_expr`
+   xor_expr: `and_expr` | `xor_expr` "^" `and_expr`
+   or_expr: `xor_expr` | `or_expr` "|" `xor_expr`
 
 .. index:: pair: bit-wise; and
 
@@ -998,9 +998,9 @@
 in mathematics:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   comparison: `or_expr` ( `comp_operator` `or_expr` )\*
-   comp_operator: "<" \| ">" \| "==" \| ">=" \| "<=" \| "<>" \| "!="
-                : \| "is" ["not"] \| ["not"] "in"
+   comparison: `or_expr` ( `comp_operator` `or_expr` )*
+   comp_operator: "<" | ">" | "==" | ">=" | "<=" | "<>" | "!="
+                : | "is" ["not"] | ["not"] "in"
 
 Comparisons yield boolean values: ``True`` or ``False``.
 
@@ -1124,12 +1124,12 @@
 Boolean operations have the lowest priority of all Python operations:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   expression: `conditional_expression` \| `lambda_form`
-   old_expression: `or_test` \| `old_lambda_form`
+   expression: `conditional_expression` | `lambda_form`
+   old_expression: `or_test` | `old_lambda_form`
    conditional_expression: `or_test` ["if" `or_test` "else" `expression`]
-   or_test: `and_test` \| `or_test` "or" `and_test`
-   and_test: `not_test` \| `and_test` "and" `not_test`
-   not_test: `comparison` \| "not" `not_test`
+   or_test: `and_test` | `or_test` "or" `and_test`
+   and_test: `not_test` | `and_test` "and" `not_test`
+   not_test: `comparison` | "not" `not_test`
 
 In the context of Boolean operations, and also when expressions are used by
 control flow statements, the following values are interpreted as false:
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@
 .. index:: pair: expression; list
 
 .. productionlist::
-   expression_list: `expression` ( "," `expression` )\* [","]
+   expression_list: `expression` ( "," `expression` )* [","]
 
 .. index:: object: tuple
 
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
 | ``{key:datum...}``                            | Dictionary display                  |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| ```expressions...``\ `                        | String conversion                   |
+| ```expressions...```                          | String conversion                   |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
 
 .. rubric:: Footnotes

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/introduction.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/introduction.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/introduction.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 notation.  This uses the following style of definition:
 
 .. productionlist:: *
-   name: `lc_letter` (`lc_letter` \| "_")\*
+   name: `lc_letter` (`lc_letter` | "_")*
    lc_letter: "a"..."z"
 
 The first line says that a ``name`` is an ``lc_letter`` followed by a sequence

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/lexical_analysis.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/lexical_analysis.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/lexical_analysis.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@
 definitions:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   identifier: (`letter`\|"_") (`letter` \| `digit` \| "_")\*
-   letter: `lowercase` \| `uppercase`
+   identifier: (`letter`|"_") (`letter` | `digit` | "_")\*
+   letter: `lowercase` | `uppercase`
    lowercase: "a"..."z"
    uppercase: "A"..."Z"
    digit: "0"..."9"
@@ -433,13 +433,13 @@
 .. index:: single: ASCII at ASCII
 
 .. productionlist::
-   stringliteral: [`stringprefix`](`shortstring` \| `longstring`)
-   stringprefix: "r" \| "u" \| "ur" \| "R" \| "U" \| "UR" \| "Ur" \| "uR"
-   shortstring: "'" `shortstringitem`\* "'" \| '"' `shortstringitem`\* '"'
-   longstring: ""'" `longstringitem`\* ""'"
-             : \| '"""' `longstringitem`\* '"""'
-   shortstringitem: `shortstringchar` \| `escapeseq`
-   longstringitem: `longstringchar` \| `escapeseq`
+   stringliteral: [`stringprefix`](`shortstring` | `longstring`)
+   stringprefix: "r" | "u" | "ur" | "R" | "U" | "UR" | "Ur" | "uR"
+   shortstring: "'" `shortstringitem`* "'" | '"' `shortstringitem`* '"'
+   longstring: ""'" `longstringitem`* ""'"
+             : | '"""' `longstringitem`* '"""'
+   shortstringitem: `shortstringchar` | `escapeseq`
+   longstringitem: `longstringchar` | `escapeseq`
    shortstringchar: <any source character except "\" or newline or the quote>
    longstringchar: <any source character except "\">
    escapeseq: "\" <any ASCII character>
@@ -640,14 +640,14 @@
 definitions:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   longinteger: `integer` ("l" \| "L")
-   integer: `decimalinteger` \| `octinteger` \| `hexinteger`
-   decimalinteger: `nonzerodigit` `digit`\* \| "0"
-   octinteger: "0" `octdigit`\ +
-   hexinteger: "0" ("x" \| "X") `hexdigit`\ +
+   longinteger: `integer` ("l" | "L")
+   integer: `decimalinteger` | `octinteger` | `hexinteger`
+   decimalinteger: `nonzerodigit` `digit`* | "0"
+   octinteger: "0" `octdigit`+
+   hexinteger: "0" ("x" | "X") `hexdigit`+
    nonzerodigit: "1"..."9"
    octdigit: "0"..."7"
-   hexdigit: `digit` \| "a"..."f" \| "A"..."F"
+   hexdigit: `digit` | "a"..."f" | "A"..."F"
 
 Although both lower case ``'l'`` and upper case ``'L'`` are allowed as suffix
 for long integers, it is strongly recommended to always use ``'L'``, since the
@@ -674,12 +674,12 @@
 Floating point literals are described by the following lexical definitions:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   floatnumber: `pointfloat` \| `exponentfloat`
-   pointfloat: [`intpart`] `fraction` \| `intpart` "."
-   exponentfloat: (`intpart` \| `pointfloat`) `exponent`
-   intpart: `digit`\ +
-   fraction: "." `digit`\ +
-   exponent: ("e" \| "E") ["+" \| "-"] `digit`\ +
+   floatnumber: `pointfloat` | `exponentfloat`
+   pointfloat: [`intpart`] `fraction` | `intpart` "."
+   exponentfloat: (`intpart` | `pointfloat`) `exponent`
+   intpart: `digit`+
+   fraction: "." `digit`+
+   exponent: ("e" | "E") ["+" | "-"] `digit`+
 
 Note that the integer and exponent parts of floating point numbers can look like
 octal integers, but are interpreted using radix 10.  For example, ``077e010`` is
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@
 Imaginary literals are described by the following lexical definitions:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   imagnumber: (`floatnumber` \| `intpart`) ("j" \| "J")
+   imagnumber: (`floatnumber` | `intpart`) ("j" | "J")
 
 An imaginary literal yields a complex number with a real part of 0.0.  Complex
 numbers are represented as a pair of floating point numbers and have the same

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/simple_stmts.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/simple_stmts.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/simple_stmts.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -13,20 +13,20 @@
 
 .. productionlist::
    simple_stmt: `expression_stmt`
-              : \| `assert_stmt`
-              : \| `assignment_stmt`
-              : \| `augmented_assignment_stmt`
-              : \| `pass_stmt`
-              : \| `del_stmt`
-              : \| `print_stmt`
-              : \| `return_stmt`
-              : \| `yield_stmt`
-              : \| `raise_stmt`
-              : \| `break_stmt`
-              : \| `continue_stmt`
-              : \| `import_stmt`
-              : \| `global_stmt`
-              : \| `exec_stmt`
+              : | `assert_stmt`
+              : | `assignment_stmt`
+              : | `augmented_assignment_stmt`
+              : | `pass_stmt`
+              : | `del_stmt`
+              : | `print_stmt`
+              : | `return_stmt`
+              : | `yield_stmt`
+              : | `raise_stmt`
+              : | `break_stmt`
+              : | `continue_stmt`
+              : | `import_stmt`
+              : | `global_stmt`
+              : | `exec_stmt`
 
 
 .. _exprstmts:
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@
 attributes or items of mutable objects:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   assignment_stmt: (`target_list` "=")+ (`expression_list` \| `yield_expression`)
-   target_list: `target` ("," `target`)\* [","]
+   assignment_stmt: (`target_list` "=")+ (`expression_list` | `yield_expression`)
+   target_list: `target` ("," `target`)* [","]
    target: `identifier`
-         : \| "(" `target_list` ")"
-         : \| "[" `target_list` "]"
-         : \| `attributeref`
-         : \| `subscription`
-         : \| `slicing`
+         : | "(" `target_list` ")"
+         : | "[" `target_list` "]"
+         : | `attributeref`
+         : | `subscription`
+         : | `slicing`
 
 (See section :ref:`primaries` for the syntax definitions for the last three
 symbols.)
@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@
 operation and an assignment statement:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   augmented_assignment_stmt: `target` `augop` (`expression_list` \| `yield_expression`)
-   augop: "+=" \| "-=" \| "\*=" \| "/=" \| "%=" \| "\*\*="
-        : \| ">>=" \| "<<=" \| "&=" \| "^=" \| "\|="
+   augmented_assignment_stmt: `target` `augop` (`expression_list` | `yield_expression`)
+   augop: "+=" | "-=" | "*=" | "/=" | "%=" | "**="
+        : | ">>=" | "<<=" | "&=" | "^=" | "|="
 
 (See section :ref:`primaries` for the syntax definitions for the last three
 symbols.)
@@ -378,8 +378,8 @@
 .. index:: statement: print
 
 .. productionlist::
-   print_stmt: "print" ([`expression` ("," `expression`)\* [","]
-             : \| ">>" `expression` [("," `expression`)+ [","])
+   print_stmt: "print" ([`expression` ("," `expression`)* [","]
+             : | ">>" `expression` [("," `expression`)+ [","])
 
 :keyword:`print` evaluates each expression in turn and writes the resulting
 object to standard output (see below).  If an object is not a string, it is
@@ -645,14 +645,14 @@
    keyword: from
 
 .. productionlist::
-   import_stmt: "import" `module` ["as" `name`] ( "," `module` ["as" `name`] )\*
-              : \| "from" `relative_module` "import" `identifier` ["as" `name`]
-              : ( "," `identifier` ["as" `name`] )\*
-              : \| "from" `relative_module` "import" "(" `identifier` ["as" `name`]
-              : ( "," `identifier` ["as" `name`] )\* [","] ")"
-              : \| "from" `module` "import" "\*"
-   module: (`identifier` ".")\* `identifier`
-   relative_module: "."\* `module` \| "."+
+   import_stmt: "import" `module` ["as" `name`] ( "," `module` ["as" `name`] )*
+              : | "from" `relative_module` "import" `identifier` ["as" `name`]
+              : ( "," `identifier` ["as" `name`] )*
+              : | "from" `relative_module` "import" "(" `identifier` ["as" `name`]
+              : ( "," `identifier` ["as" `name`] )* [","] ")"
+              : | "from" `module` "import" "*"
+   module: (`identifier` ".")* `identifier`
+   relative_module: "."* `module` | "."+
    name: `identifier`
 
 Import statements are executed in two steps: (1) find a module, and initialize
@@ -781,9 +781,9 @@
 
 .. productionlist:: *
    future_statement: "from" "__future__" "import" feature ["as" name]
-                   : ("," feature ["as" name])\*
-                   : \| "from" "__future__" "import" "(" feature ["as" name]
-                   : ("," feature ["as" name])\* [","] ")"
+                   : ("," feature ["as" name])*
+                   : | "from" "__future__" "import" "(" feature ["as" name]
+                   : ("," feature ["as" name])* [","] ")"
    feature: identifier
    name: identifier
 
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@
 .. index:: statement: global
 
 .. productionlist::
-   global_stmt: "global" `identifier` ("," `identifier`)\*
+   global_stmt: "global" `identifier` ("," `identifier`)*
 
 .. index:: triple: global; name; binding
 

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/toplevel_components.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/toplevel_components.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-26/reference/toplevel_components.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 All input read from non-interactive files has the same form:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   file_input: (NEWLINE \| `statement`)\*
+   file_input: (NEWLINE | `statement`)*
 
 This syntax is used in the following situations:
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 Input in interactive mode is parsed using the following grammar:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   interactive_input: [`stmt_list`] NEWLINE \| `compound_stmt` NEWLINE
+   interactive_input: [`stmt_list`] NEWLINE | `compound_stmt` NEWLINE
 
 Note that a (top-level) compound statement must be followed by a blank line in
 interactive mode; this is needed to help the parser detect the end of the input.
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 string argument to :func:`eval` must have the following form:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   eval_input: `expression_list` NEWLINE\*
+   eval_input: `expression_list` NEWLINE*
 
 .. index:: builtin: input
 

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/TODO
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/TODO	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/TODO	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@
 
 * fix all references and links marked with `XXX`
 * adjust all literal include paths
-* remove all non-literal includes
 * fix all duplicate labels and undefined label references
 * split very large files and add toctrees
 * integrate standalone HOWTOs
 * find out which files get "comments disabled" metadata
-* double backslashes in production lists
 * add synopses for each module
 * write "About these documents"
 * finish "Documenting Python"
 * extend copyright.rst
-* fix :file: and |version| in install

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/documenting/markup.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/documenting/markup.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/documenting/markup.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@
 triple
    Likewise, ``triple: module; search; path`` is a shortcut that creates three
    index entries, which are ``module; search path``, ``search; path, module`` and
-    ``path; module search``.
+   ``path; module search``.
 module, keyword, operator, object, exception, statement, builtin
    These all create two index entries.  For example, ``module: hashlib`` creates
    the entries ``module; hashlib`` and ``hashlib; module``.
@@ -700,9 +700,10 @@
 
    The definition can contain token names which are marked as interpreted text
    (e.g. ``sum ::= `integer` "+" `integer```) -- this generates cross-references
-   to the productions of these tokens.  Note that vertical bars used to indicate
-   alternatives must be escaped with backslashes because otherwise they would
-   indicate a substitution reference to the reST parser.
+   to the productions of these tokens.
+
+   Note that no further reST parsing is done in the production, so that you
+   don't have to escape ``*`` or ``|`` characters.
 
 
 .. XXX describe optional first parameter 
@@ -710,13 +711,13 @@
 The following is an example taken from the Python Reference Manual::
 
    .. productionlist::
-      try_stmt: try1_stmt \| try2_stmt
-      try1_stmt: "try" ":" :token:`suite`
-               : ("except" [:token:`expression` ["," :token:`target`]] ":" :token:`suite`)+
-               : ["else" ":" :token:`suite`]
-               : ["finally" ":" :token:`suite`]
-      try2_stmt: "try" ":" :token:`suite`
-               : "finally" ":" :token:`suite`
+      try_stmt: try1_stmt | try2_stmt
+      try1_stmt: "try" ":" `suite`
+               : ("except" [`expression` ["," `target`]] ":" `suite`)+
+               : ["else" ":" `suite`]
+               : ["finally" ":" `suite`]
+      try2_stmt: "try" ":" `suite`
+               : "finally" ":" `suite`
 
 
 Substitutions

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/install/index.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/install/index.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/install/index.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -246,19 +246,15 @@
 Unix-based), it also depends on whether the module distribution being installed
 is pure Python or contains extensions ("non-pure"):
 
-+-----------------+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+-------+
-| Platform        | Standard installation              | Default value                        | Notes |
-|                 | location                           |                                      |       |
-+=================+====================================+======================================+=======+
-| Unix (pure)     | :file:`{prefix}/lib/python|version | :file:`/usr/local/lib/python|version | \(1)  |
-|                 | |/site-packages`                   | |/site-packages`                     |       |
-+-----------------+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+-------+
-| Unix (non-pure) | :file:`{exec-                      | :file:`/usr/local/lib/python|version | \(1)  |
-|                 | prefix}/lib/python|version         | |/site-packages`                     |       |
-|                 | |/site-packages`                   |                                      |       |
-+-----------------+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+-------+
-| Windows         | :file:`{prefix}`                   | :file:`C:\\Python`                   | \(2)  |
-+-----------------+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+-------+
++-----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+-------+
+| Platform        | Standard installation location                      | Default value                                    | Notes |
++=================+=====================================================+==================================================+=======+
+| Unix (pure)     | :file:`{prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}/site-packages`      | :file:`/usr/local/lib/python{X.Y}/site-packages` | \(1)  |
++-----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+-------+
+| Unix (non-pure) | :file:`{exec-prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}/site-packages` | :file:`/usr/local/lib/python{X.Y}/site-packages` | \(1)  |
++-----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+-------+
+| Windows         | :file:`{prefix}`                                    | :file:`C:\\Python`                               | \(2)  |
++-----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+-------+
 
 Notes:
 
@@ -346,17 +342,17 @@
 The :option:`--home` option defines the installation base directory.  Files are
 installed to the following directories under the installation base as follows:
 
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| Type of file                 | Installation Directory            | Override option             |
-+==============================+===================================+=============================+
-| pure module distribution     | :file:`{home}`:file:`/lib/python` | :option:`--install-purelib` |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| non-pure module distribution | :file:`{home}`:file:`/lib/python` | :option:`--install-platlib` |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| scripts                      | :file:`{home}`:file:`/bin`        | :option:`--install-scripts` |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| data                         | :file:`{home}`:file:`/share`      | :option:`--install-data`    |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| Type of file                 | Installation Directory    | Override option             |
++==============================+===========================+=============================+
+| pure module distribution     | :file:`{home}/lib/python` | :option:`--install-purelib` |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| non-pure module distribution | :file:`{home}/lib/python` | :option:`--install-platlib` |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| scripts                      | :file:`{home}/bin`        | :option:`--install-scripts` |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| data                         | :file:`{home}/share`      | :option:`--install-data`    |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
 
 .. versionchanged:: 2.4
    The :option:`--home` option used to be supported only on Unix.
@@ -399,20 +395,17 @@
 executables, etc.)  If :option:`--exec-prefix` is not supplied, it defaults to
 :option:`--prefix`.  Files are installed as follows:
 
-+------------------------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| Type of file                 | Installation Directory                 | Override option             |
-+==============================+========================================+=============================+
-| pure module distribution     | :file:`{prefix}`:file:`/lib/python2.{X | :option:`--install-purelib` |
-|                              | }/site-packages`                       |                             |
-+------------------------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| non-pure module distribution | :file:`{exec-                          | :option:`--install-platlib` |
-|                              | prefix}`:file:`/lib/python2.{X         |                             |
-|                              | }/site-packages`                       |                             |
-+------------------------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| scripts                      | :file:`{prefix}`:file:`/bin`           | :option:`--install-scripts` |
-+------------------------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| data                         | :file:`{prefix}`:file:`/share`         | :option:`--install-data`    |
-+------------------------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
++------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| Type of file                 | Installation Directory                              | Override option             |
++==============================+=====================================================+=============================+
+| pure module distribution     | :file:`{prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}/site-packages`      | :option:`--install-purelib` |
++------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| non-pure module distribution | :file:`{exec-prefix}/lib/python{X.Y}/site-packages` | :option:`--install-platlib` |
++------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| scripts                      | :file:`{prefix}/bin`                                | :option:`--install-scripts` |
++------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| data                         | :file:`{prefix}/share`                              | :option:`--install-data`    |
++------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
 
 There is no requirement that :option:`--prefix` or :option:`--exec-prefix`
 actually point to an alternate Python installation; if the directories listed
@@ -455,17 +448,17 @@
 :option:`--exec-prefix` option is not supported under Windows. Files are
 installed as follows:
 
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| Type of file                 | Installation Directory            | Override option             |
-+==============================+===================================+=============================+
-| pure module distribution     | :file:`{prefix}`:file:``          | :option:`--install-purelib` |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| non-pure module distribution | :file:`{prefix}`:file:``          | :option:`--install-platlib` |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| scripts                      | :file:`{prefix}`:file:`\\Scripts` | :option:`--install-scripts` |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
-| data                         | :file:`{prefix}`:file:`\\Data`    | :option:`--install-data`    |
-+------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| Type of file                 | Installation Directory    | Override option             |
++==============================+===========================+=============================+
+| pure module distribution     | :file:`{prefix}`          | :option:`--install-purelib` |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| non-pure module distribution | :file:`{prefix}`          | :option:`--install-platlib` |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| scripts                      | :file:`{prefix}\\Scripts` | :option:`--install-scripts` |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| data                         | :file:`{prefix}\\Data`    | :option:`--install-data`    |
++------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+
 
 
 .. _custom-install:
@@ -625,12 +618,12 @@
 .. % $ <-- bow to font-lock
 
 The expected convention for locally installed packages is to put them in the
-:file:`.../site-packages/` directory, but you may want to install Python modules
-into some arbitrary directory.  For example, your site may have a convention of
-keeping all software related to the web server under :file:`/www`.  Add-on
-Python modules might then belong in :file:`/www/python`, and in order to import
-them, this directory must be added to ``sys.path``.  There are several different
-ways to add the directory.
+:file:`{...}/site-packages/` directory, but you may want to install Python
+modules into some arbitrary directory.  For example, your site may have a
+convention of keeping all software related to the web server under :file:`/www`.
+Add-on Python modules might then belong in :file:`/www/python`, and in order to
+import them, this directory must be added to ``sys.path``.  There are several
+different ways to add the directory.
 
 The most convenient way is to add a path configuration file to a directory
 that's already on Python's path, usually to the :file:`.../site-packages/`
@@ -921,7 +914,7 @@
 
 The :file:`coff2omf` program comes with the Borland compiler.  The file
 :file:`python25.lib` is in the :file:`Libs` directory of your Python
-installation.  If your extension uses other libraries (zlib,...) you have to
+installation.  If your extension uses other libraries (zlib, ...) you have to
 convert them too.
 
 The converted files have to reside in the same directories as the normal

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/compound_stmts.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/compound_stmts.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/compound_stmts.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@
 
 .. productionlist::
    compound_stmt: `if_stmt`
-                : \| `while_stmt`
-                : \| `for_stmt`
-                : \| `try_stmt`
-                : \| `with_stmt`
-                : \| `funcdef`
-                : \| `classdef`
-   suite: `stmt_list` NEWLINE \| NEWLINE INDENT `statement`\ + DEDENT
-   statement: `stmt_list` NEWLINE \| `compound_stmt`
-   stmt_list: `simple_stmt` (";" `simple_stmt`)\* [";"]
+                : | `while_stmt`
+                : | `for_stmt`
+                : | `try_stmt`
+                : | `with_stmt`
+                : | `funcdef`
+                : | `classdef`
+   suite: `stmt_list` NEWLINE | NEWLINE INDENT `statement`+ DEDENT
+   statement: `stmt_list` NEWLINE | `compound_stmt`
+   stmt_list: `simple_stmt` (";" `simple_stmt`)* [";"]
 
 .. index::
    single: NEWLINE token
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
 .. productionlist::
    if_stmt: "if" `expression` ":" `suite`
-          : ( "elif" `expression` ":" `suite` )\*
+          : ( "elif" `expression` ":" `suite` )*
           : ["else" ":" `suite`]
 
 .. index::
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 for a group of statements:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   try_stmt: try1_stmt \| try2_stmt
+   try_stmt: try1_stmt | try2_stmt
    try1_stmt: "try" ":" `suite`
             : ("except" [`expression` ["," `target`]] ":" `suite`)+
             : ["else" ":" `suite`]
@@ -397,14 +397,14 @@
 
 .. productionlist::
    funcdef: [`decorators`] "def" `funcname` "(" [`parameter_list`] ")" ["->" `expression`]? ":" `suite`
-   decorators: `decorator`\ +
+   decorators: `decorator`+
    decorator: "@" `dotted_name` ["(" [`argument_list` [","]] ")"] NEWLINE
-   dotted_name: `identifier` ("." `identifier`)\*
-   parameter_list: (`defparameter` ",")\*
-                 : (  "\*" [`parameter`] ("," `defparameter`)\*
-                 : [, "\*\*" `parameter`]
-                 : \| "\*\*" `parameter`
-                 : \| `defparameter` [","] )
+   dotted_name: `identifier` ("." `identifier`)*
+   parameter_list: (`defparameter` ",")*
+                 : (  "*" [`parameter`] ("," `defparameter`)*
+                 : [, "**" `parameter`]
+                 : | "**" `parameter`
+                 : | `defparameter` [","] )
    parameter: `identifier` [":" `expression`]
    defparameter: `parameter` ["=" `expression`]
    funcname: `identifier`

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/expressions.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/expressions.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/expressions.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@
 atoms is:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   atom: `identifier` \| `literal` \| `enclosure`
-   enclosure: `parenth_form` \| `list_display`
-            : \| `generator_expression` \| `dict_display`
-            : \| `string_conversion` \| `yield_atom`
+   atom: `identifier` | `literal` | `enclosure`
+   enclosure: `parenth_form` | `list_display`
+            : | `generator_expression` | `dict_display`
+            : | `string_conversion` | `yield_atom`
 
 
 .. _atom-identifiers:
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@
 Python supports string literals and various numeric literals:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   literal: `stringliteral` \| `integer` \| `longinteger`
-          : \| `floatnumber` \| `imagnumber`
+   literal: `stringliteral` | `integer` | `longinteger`
+          : | `floatnumber` | `imagnumber`
 
 Evaluation of a literal yields an object of the given type (string, integer,
 long integer, floating point number, complex number) with the given value.  The
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@
 brackets:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   list_display: "[" [`expression_list` \| `list_comprehension`] "]"
+   list_display: "[" [`expression_list` | `list_comprehension`] "]"
    list_comprehension: `expression` `list_for`
    list_for: "for" `target_list` "in" `old_expression_list` [`list_iter`]
    old_expression_list: `old_expression` [("," `old_expression`)+ [","]]
-   list_iter: `list_for` \| `list_if`
+   list_iter: `list_for` | `list_if`
    list_if: "if" `old_expression` [`list_iter`]
 
 .. index::
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 .. productionlist::
    generator_expression: "(" `expression` `genexpr_for` ")"
    genexpr_for: "for" `target_list` "in" `or_test` [`genexpr_iter`]
-   genexpr_iter: `genexpr_for` \| `genexpr_if`
+   genexpr_iter: `genexpr_for` | `genexpr_if`
    genexpr_if: "if" `old_expression` [`genexpr_iter`]
 
 .. index:: object: generator
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 
 .. productionlist::
    dict_display: "{" [`key_datum_list`] "}"
-   key_datum_list: `key_datum` ("," `key_datum`)\* [","]
+   key_datum_list: `key_datum` ("," `key_datum`)* [","]
    key_datum: `expression` ":" `expression`
 
 .. index:: object: dictionary
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
 syntax is:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   primary: `atom` \| `attributeref` \| `subscription` \| `slicing` \| `call`
+   primary: `atom` | `attributeref` | `subscription` | `slicing` | `call`
 
 
 .. _attribute-references:
@@ -517,12 +517,12 @@
 :keyword:`del` statements.  The syntax for a slicing:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   slicing: `simple_slicing` \| `extended_slicing`
+   slicing: `simple_slicing` | `extended_slicing`
    simple_slicing: `primary` "[" `short_slice` "]"
    extended_slicing: `primary` "[" `slice_list` "]" 
-   slice_list: `slice_item` ("," `slice_item`)\* [","]
-   slice_item: `expression` \| `proper_slice` \| `ellipsis`
-   proper_slice: `short_slice` \| `long_slice`
+   slice_list: `slice_item` ("," `slice_item`)* [","]
+   slice_item: `expression` | `proper_slice` | `ellipsis`
+   proper_slice: `short_slice` | `long_slice`
    short_slice: [`lower_bound`] ":" [`upper_bound`]
    long_slice: `short_slice` ":" [`stride`]
    lower_bound: `expression`
@@ -581,16 +581,16 @@
 
 .. productionlist::
    call: `primary` "(" [`argument_list` [","]
-       : \| `expression` `genexpr_for`] ")"
+       : | `expression` `genexpr_for`] ")"
    argument_list: `positional_arguments` ["," `keyword_arguments`]
-                : ["," "\*" `expression`]
-                : ["," "\*\*" `expression`]
-                : \| `keyword_arguments` ["," "\*" `expression`]
-                : ["," "\*\*" `expression`]
-                : \| "\*" `expression` ["," "\*\*" `expression`]
-                : \| "\*\*" `expression`
-   positional_arguments: `expression` ("," `expression`)\*
-   keyword_arguments: `keyword_item` ("," `keyword_item`)\*
+                : ["," "*" `expression`]
+                : ["," "**" `expression`]
+                : | `keyword_arguments` ["," "*" `expression`]
+                : ["," "**" `expression`]
+                : | "*" `expression` ["," "**" `expression`]
+                : | "**" `expression`
+   positional_arguments: `expression` ("," `expression`)*
+   keyword_arguments: `keyword_item` ("," `keyword_item`)*
    keyword_item: `identifier` "=" `expression`
 
 A trailing comma may be present after the positional and keyword arguments but
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@
 less tightly than unary operators on its right.  The syntax is:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   power: `primary` ["\*\*" `u_expr`]
+   power: `primary` ["**" `u_expr`]
 
 Thus, in an unparenthesized sequence of power and unary operators, the operators
 are evaluated from right to left (this does not constrain the evaluation order
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@
 All unary arithmetic (and bit-wise) operations have the same priority:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   u_expr: `power` \| "-" `u_expr` \| "+" `u_expr` \| "~" `u_expr`
+   u_expr: `power` | "-" `u_expr` | "+" `u_expr` | "~" `u_expr`
 
 .. index::
    single: negation
@@ -809,9 +809,9 @@
 operators and one for additive operators:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   m_expr: `u_expr` \| `m_expr` "\*" `u_expr` \| `m_expr` "//" `u_expr` \| `m_expr` "/" `u_expr`
-         : \| `m_expr` "%" `u_expr`
-   a_expr: `m_expr` \| `a_expr` "+" `m_expr` \| `a_expr` "-" `m_expr`
+   m_expr: `u_expr` | `m_expr` "*" `u_expr` | `m_expr` "//" `u_expr` | `m_expr` "/" `u_expr`
+         : | `m_expr` "%" `u_expr`
+   a_expr: `m_expr` | `a_expr` "+" `m_expr` | `a_expr` "-" `m_expr`
 
 .. index:: single: multiplication
 
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@
 The shifting operations have lower priority than the arithmetic operations:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   shift_expr: `a_expr` \| `shift_expr` ( "<<" \| ">>" ) `a_expr`
+   shift_expr: `a_expr` | `shift_expr` ( "<<" | ">>" ) `a_expr`
 
 These operators accept plain or long integers as arguments.  The arguments are
 converted to a common type.  They shift the first argument to the left or right
@@ -909,9 +909,9 @@
 Each of the three bitwise operations has a different priority level:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   and_expr: `shift_expr` \| `and_expr` "&" `shift_expr`
-   xor_expr: `and_expr` \| `xor_expr` "^" `and_expr`
-   or_expr: `xor_expr` \| `or_expr` "\|" `xor_expr`
+   and_expr: `shift_expr` | `and_expr` "&" `shift_expr`
+   xor_expr: `and_expr` | `xor_expr` "^" `and_expr`
+   or_expr: `xor_expr` | `or_expr` "|" `xor_expr`
 
 .. index:: pair: bit-wise; and
 
@@ -948,9 +948,9 @@
 in mathematics:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   comparison: `or_expr` ( `comp_operator` `or_expr` )\*
-   comp_operator: "<" \| ">" \| "==" \| ">=" \| "<=" \| "!="
-                : \| "is" ["not"] \| ["not"] "in"
+   comparison: `or_expr` ( `comp_operator` `or_expr` )*
+   comp_operator: "<" | ">" | "==" | ">=" | "<=" | "!="
+                : | "is" ["not"] | ["not"] "in"
 
 Comparisons yield boolean values: ``True`` or ``False``.
 
@@ -1070,12 +1070,12 @@
 Boolean operations have the lowest priority of all Python operations:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   expression: `conditional_expression` \| `lambda_form`
-   old_expression: `or_test` \| `old_lambda_form`
+   expression: `conditional_expression` | `lambda_form`
+   old_expression: `or_test` | `old_lambda_form`
    conditional_expression: `or_test` ["if" `or_test` "else" `expression`]
-   or_test: `and_test` \| `or_test` "or" `and_test`
-   and_test: `not_test` \| `and_test` "and" `not_test`
-   not_test: `comparison` \| "not" `not_test`
+   or_test: `and_test` | `or_test` "or" `and_test`
+   and_test: `not_test` | `and_test` "and" `not_test`
+   not_test: `comparison` | "not" `not_test`
 
 In the context of Boolean operations, and also when expressions are used by
 control flow statements, the following values are interpreted as false:
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@
 .. index:: pair: expression; list
 
 .. productionlist::
-   expression_list: `expression` ( "," `expression` )\* [","]
+   expression_list: `expression` ( "," `expression` )* [","]
 
 .. index:: object: tuple
 
@@ -1251,8 +1251,6 @@
 +----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
 | ``{key:datum...}``                           | Dictionary display                  |
 +----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-| ```expressions...``\ `                       | String conversion                   |
-+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
 
 .. rubric:: Footnotes
 

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/introduction.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/introduction.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/introduction.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 notation.  This uses the following style of definition:
 
 .. productionlist:: *
-   name: `lc_letter` (`lc_letter` \| "_")\*
+   name: `lc_letter` (`lc_letter` | "_")*
    lc_letter: "a"..."z"
 
 The first line says that a ``name`` is an ``lc_letter`` followed by a sequence

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/lexical_analysis.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/lexical_analysis.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/lexical_analysis.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@
 definitions:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   identifier: (`letter`\|"_") (`letter` \| `digit` \| "_")\*
-   letter: `lowercase` \| `uppercase`
+   identifier: (`letter`|"_") (`letter` | `digit` | "_")\*
+   letter: `lowercase` | `uppercase`
    lowercase: "a"..."z"
    uppercase: "A"..."Z"
    digit: "0"..."9"
@@ -432,13 +432,13 @@
 .. index:: single: ASCII at ASCII
 
 .. productionlist::
-   stringliteral: [`stringprefix`](`shortstring` \| `longstring`)
-   stringprefix: "r" \| "u" \| "ur" \| "R" \| "U" \| "UR" \| "Ur" \| "uR"
-   shortstring: "'" `shortstringitem`\* "'" \| '"' `shortstringitem`\* '"'
-   longstring: ""'" `longstringitem`\* ""'"
-             : \| '"""' `longstringitem`\* '"""'
-   shortstringitem: `shortstringchar` \| `escapeseq`
-   longstringitem: `longstringchar` \| `escapeseq`
+   stringliteral: [`stringprefix`](`shortstring` | `longstring`)
+   stringprefix: "r" | "u" | "ur" | "R" | "U" | "UR" | "Ur" | "uR"
+   shortstring: "'" `shortstringitem`* "'" | '"' `shortstringitem`* '"'
+   longstring: ""'" `longstringitem`* ""'"
+             : | '"""' `longstringitem`* '"""'
+   shortstringitem: `shortstringchar` | `escapeseq`
+   longstringitem: `longstringchar` | `escapeseq`
    shortstringchar: <any source character except "\" or newline or the quote>
    longstringchar: <any source character except "\">
    escapeseq: "\" <any ASCII character>
@@ -639,14 +639,14 @@
 Integer literals are described by the following lexical definitions:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   integer: `decimalinteger` \| `octinteger` \| `hexinteger`
-   decimalinteger: `nonzerodigit` `digit`\* \| "0"+
-   octinteger: "0" ("o" \| "O") `octdigit`\ +
-   hexinteger: "0" ("x" \| "X") `hexdigit`\ +
-   bininteger: "0" ("b" \| "B") `bindigit`\ +
+   integer: `decimalinteger` | `octinteger` | `hexinteger`
+   decimalinteger: `nonzerodigit` `digit`* | "0"+
+   octinteger: "0" ("o" | "O") `octdigit`+
+   hexinteger: "0" ("x" | "X") `hexdigit`+
+   bininteger: "0" ("b" | "B") `bindigit`+
    nonzerodigit: "1"..."9"
    octdigit: "0"..."7"
-   hexdigit: `digit` \| "a"..."f" \| "A"..."F"
+   hexdigit: `digit` | "a"..."f" | "A"..."F"
    bindigit: "0"..."1"
 
 Plain integer literals that are above the largest representable plain integer
@@ -673,12 +673,12 @@
 Floating point literals are described by the following lexical definitions:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   floatnumber: `pointfloat` \| `exponentfloat`
-   pointfloat: [`intpart`] `fraction` \| `intpart` "."
-   exponentfloat: (`intpart` \| `pointfloat`) `exponent`
-   intpart: `digit`\ +
-   fraction: "." `digit`\ +
-   exponent: ("e" \| "E") ["+" \| "-"] `digit`\ +
+   floatnumber: `pointfloat` | `exponentfloat`
+   pointfloat: [`intpart`] `fraction` | `intpart` "."
+   exponentfloat: (`intpart` | `pointfloat`) `exponent`
+   intpart: `digit`+
+   fraction: "." `digit`+
+   exponent: ("e" | "E") ["+" | "-"] `digit`+
 
 Note that the integer and exponent parts are always interpreted using radix 10.
 For example, ``077e010`` is legal, and denotes the same number as ``77e10``. The
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@
 Imaginary literals are described by the following lexical definitions:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   imagnumber: (`floatnumber` \| `intpart`) ("j" \| "J")
+   imagnumber: (`floatnumber` | `intpart`) ("j" | "J")
 
 An imaginary literal yields a complex number with a real part of 0.0.  Complex
 numbers are represented as a pair of floating point numbers and have the same

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/simple_stmts.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/simple_stmts.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/simple_stmts.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@
 
 .. productionlist::
    simple_stmt: `expression_stmt`
-              : \| `assert_stmt`
-              : \| `assignment_stmt`
-              : \| `augmented_assignment_stmt`
-              : \| `pass_stmt`
-              : \| `del_stmt`
-              : \| `return_stmt`
-              : \| `yield_stmt`
-              : \| `raise_stmt`
-              : \| `break_stmt`
-              : \| `continue_stmt`
-              : \| `import_stmt`
-              : \| `global_stmt`
+              : | `assert_stmt`
+              : | `assignment_stmt`
+              : | `augmented_assignment_stmt`
+              : | `pass_stmt`
+              : | `del_stmt`
+              : | `return_stmt`
+              : | `yield_stmt`
+              : | `raise_stmt`
+              : | `break_stmt`
+              : | `continue_stmt`
+              : | `import_stmt`
+              : | `global_stmt`
 
 
 .. _exprstmts:
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@
 attributes or items of mutable objects:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   assignment_stmt: (`target_list` "=")+ (`expression_list` \| `yield_expression`)
-   target_list: `target` ("," `target`)\* [","]
+   assignment_stmt: (`target_list` "=")+ (`expression_list` | `yield_expression`)
+   target_list: `target` ("," `target`)* [","]
    target: `identifier`
-         : \| "(" `target_list` ")"
-         : \| "[" `target_list` "]"
-         : \| `attributeref`
-         : \| `subscription`
-         : \| `slicing`
+         : | "(" `target_list` ")"
+         : | "[" `target_list` "]"
+         : | `attributeref`
+         : | `subscription`
+         : | `slicing`
 
 (See section :ref:`primaries` for the syntax definitions for the last three
 symbols.)
@@ -270,9 +270,9 @@
 operation and an assignment statement:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   augmented_assignment_stmt: `target` `augop` (`expression_list` \| `yield_expression`)
-   augop: "+=" \| "-=" \| "\*=" \| "/=" \| "%=" \| "\*\*="
-        : \| ">>=" \| "<<=" \| "&=" \| "^=" \| "\|="
+   augmented_assignment_stmt: `target` `augop` (`expression_list` | `yield_expression`)
+   augop: "+=" | "-=" | "*=" | "/=" | "%=" | "**="
+        : | ">>=" | "<<=" | "&=" | "^=" | "|="
 
 (See section :ref:`primaries` for the syntax definitions for the last three
 symbols.)
@@ -582,14 +582,14 @@
    keyword: from
 
 .. productionlist::
-   import_stmt: "import" `module` ["as" `name`] ( "," `module` ["as" `name`] )\*
-              : \| "from" `relative_module` "import" `identifier` ["as" `name`]
-              : ( "," `identifier` ["as" `name`] )\*
-              : \| "from" `relative_module` "import" "(" `identifier` ["as" `name`]
-              : ( "," `identifier` ["as" `name`] )\* [","] ")"
-              : \| "from" `module` "import" "\*"
-   module: (`identifier` ".")\* `identifier`
-   relative_module: "."\* `module` \| "."+
+   import_stmt: "import" `module` ["as" `name`] ( "," `module` ["as" `name`] )*
+              : | "from" `relative_module` "import" `identifier` ["as" `name`]
+              : ( "," `identifier` ["as" `name`] )*
+              : | "from" `relative_module` "import" "(" `identifier` ["as" `name`]
+              : ( "," `identifier` ["as" `name`] )* [","] ")"
+              : | "from" `module` "import" "*"
+   module: (`identifier` ".")* `identifier`
+   relative_module: "."* `module` | "."+
    name: `identifier`
 
 Import statements are executed in two steps: (1) find a module, and initialize
@@ -718,9 +718,9 @@
 
 .. productionlist:: *
    future_statement: "from" "__future__" "import" feature ["as" name]
-                   : ("," feature ["as" name])\*
-                   : \| "from" "__future__" "import" "(" feature ["as" name]
-                   : ("," feature ["as" name])\* [","] ")"
+                   : ("," feature ["as" name])*
+                   : | "from" "__future__" "import" "(" feature ["as" name]
+                   : ("," feature ["as" name])* [","] ")"
    feature: identifier
    name: identifier
 
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@
 .. index:: statement: global
 
 .. productionlist::
-   global_stmt: "global" `identifier` ("," `identifier`)\*
+   global_stmt: "global" `identifier` ("," `identifier`)*
 
 .. index:: triple: global; name; binding
 

Modified: doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/toplevel_components.rst
==============================================================================
--- doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/toplevel_components.rst	(original)
+++ doctools/trunk/Doc-3k/reference/toplevel_components.rst	Thu Aug  2 14:32:13 2007
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 All input read from non-interactive files has the same form:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   file_input: (NEWLINE \| `statement`)\*
+   file_input: (NEWLINE | `statement`)*
 
 This syntax is used in the following situations:
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 Input in interactive mode is parsed using the following grammar:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   interactive_input: [`stmt_list`] NEWLINE \| `compound_stmt` NEWLINE
+   interactive_input: [`stmt_list`] NEWLINE | `compound_stmt` NEWLINE
 
 Note that a (top-level) compound statement must be followed by a blank line in
 interactive mode; this is needed to help the parser detect the end of the input.
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 string argument to :func:`eval` must have the following form:
 
 .. productionlist::
-   eval_input: `expression_list` NEWLINE\*
+   eval_input: `expression_list` NEWLINE*
 
 .. index:: builtin: input
 


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