cpython/Misc
Guido van Rossum fbea1d35db Added from 1.5b2 to 1.5. 1997-12-31 00:04:35 +00:00
..
ACKS New blood. 1997-12-30 04:31:04 +00:00
AIX-NOTES New version of Vladimir Marangozov's AIX hacks -- simpler etc. 1997-08-06 23:42:07 +00:00
BLURB Drop Capitalized Important Words. 1997-11-25 15:40:06 +00:00
BLURB.LUTZ
BLURB.WINDOWS A nice blurb that Mark Hammond wrote, aimed at Windows users. 1997-11-05 17:15:02 +00:00
COPYRIGHT
Fixcprt.py /usr/local/bin/python -> /usr/bin/env python 1996-11-27 19:52:01 +00:00
HISTORY Moved the 1.4 NEWS file here (it had to happen someday...). 1997-05-23 04:05:31 +00:00
HPUX-NOTES Added note about libpython1.5.a. 1997-07-19 20:44:33 +00:00
HYPE
Makefile
Makefile.pre.in Don Beaudry's changes to support SGI_ABI on Irix 6.x. 1997-10-09 20:24:13 +00:00
NEWS Added from 1.5b2 to 1.5. 1997-12-31 00:04:35 +00:00
NEXT-NOTES
PURIFY.README Updated for Python 1.5, including my experiences with Purify on 1997-10-07 15:50:58 +00:00
README Added vgrindefs. 1997-11-07 19:58:10 +00:00
RENAME Oops, another forgotten renaming: varobject -> PyVarObject. 1997-05-15 21:31:03 +00:00
RFD
ccpy-style.el (python-cc-style): Added definitions for c-hanging-braces-alist which 1996-12-20 16:43:32 +00:00
cheatsheet
comparisons A comparison with several other languages that also appears in the 1997-11-20 21:15:28 +00:00
editline-fix
faq2html.py /usr/local/bin/python -> /usr/bin/env python 1996-11-27 19:52:01 +00:00
fixfuncptrs.sh
gMakefile
indent.pro
python-mode.el Update to the Big Comment at the top of the file. It should better 1997-12-11 17:23:13 +00:00
python.gif
python.man Brought up to date with new options and env vars. 1997-09-08 04:06:15 +00:00
renumber.py /usr/local/bin/python -> /usr/bin/env python 1996-11-27 19:52:01 +00:00
setuid-prog.c Zap all env vars beginning with PYTHON to prevent an obvious form of attack. 1997-03-11 18:24:21 +00:00
vgrindefs New version from Neale... He promised it's the last. 1997-11-11 16:36:14 +00:00

README

Python Misc subdirectory
========================

This directory contains files that wouldn't fit in elsewhere, in
particular the UNIX manual page, an Emacs mode for Python source code,
and a list of Frequently Asked Questions (and their answers).  Some
documents are only of historic importance.

Files found here
----------------

ACKS		Acknowledgements
AIX-NOTES	Notes for building Python on AIX (all new!)
BLURB		A quick description of Python for newcomers
BLURB.LUTZ	A testimonial from a converted Tcl/Perl hacker :-)
COPYRIGHT	The Python copyright notice
FAQ		(deleted -- see http://www.python.org for the online FAQ)
Fixcprt.py	Fix the copyright message (a yearly chore :-)
HISTORY		News from previous releases -- oldest last
HPUX-NOTES	Notes about dynamic loading under HP-UX
HYPE		More hype about Python
Makefile	Used for administrative chores like cleaning up
Makefile.pre.in	Template for building extensions (static or dynamic)
NEWS		News for this release
README		The file you're reading now
RFD		Request For Discussion about a Python newsgroup
cheatsheet	Quick summary of Python by Ken Manheimer
editline-fix	A news article on how to fix R$'s editline for Python
fixfuncptrs.sh	Shell script to fix function pointer initializers
gMakefile	Generic Makefile for dynamically loadable modules
indent.pro	GNU indent profile approximating my C style
python-mode.el	Emacs mode for editing Python programs
python.man	UNIX man page for the python interpreter
renumber.py	Script to renumber the sections in the FAQ
setuid-prog.c	C helper program for set-uid Python scripts
vgrindefs	Python configuration for vgrind (a generic pretty printer)