[Python-Dev] what's dos-8x3/rfc822-n.py?

Guido van Rossum guido@beopen.com
Fri, 07 Jul 2000 17:36:00 -0500


> more stupid questions:
> 
> jeremy wrote:
> 
> > rfc822-n.py 
> > Log Message:
> > fix inconsistent use of tabs and spaces
> 
> is that really a valid module name?

No -- my mistake.  I'll delete it.

> shouldn't DOS users be able to use the standard rfc822
> module?  why are they different?  (not sure, but the
> one in the dos-8x3 directory looks newer).

That's a red herring.

> (btw, why is there a Lib/dos-8x3 and a Lib/dos_8x3
> directory in the repository?)

The dos_8x3 one was a mistake, but CVS won't let you really delete
directories.  Use "cvs update -P" to delete empty directories.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://dinsdale.python.org/~guido/)