cpython

History

Guido van Rossum 1f83ccee88 Done with adding changes from 1.4 till 1.5a3.		1997-10-06 21:04:35 +00:00
..
ACKS	.	1997-08-15 02:52:20 +00:00
AIX-NOTES	New version of Vladimir Marangozov's AIX hacks -- simpler etc.	1997-08-06 23:42:07 +00:00
BLURB	Initial revision	1994-01-26 10:20:16 +00:00
BLURB.LUTZ	Initial revision	1994-01-26 10:20:16 +00:00
COPYRIGHT	CNRI additions, approved by the boss and his wife :-)	1996-10-25 13:45:43 +00:00
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	Initial revision	1994-04-14 13:02:35 +00:00
Makefile	Initial revision	1994-01-26 10:20:16 +00:00
Makefile.pre.in	The directory containing config.h has changed.	1997-10-05 03:01:28 +00:00
NEWS	Done with adding changes from 1.4 till 1.5a3.	1997-10-06 21:04:35 +00:00
NEXT-NOTES	PS: use -O2, not -O3	1996-09-06 23:31:18 +00:00
PURIFY.README	README file for hints on Purify'ing or Quantify'ing the Python	1997-01-16 23:55:38 +00:00
README	Removed ancient FAQ from distribution	1997-08-18 19:55:01 +00:00
RENAME	Oops, another forgotten renaming: varobject -> PyVarObject.	1997-05-15 21:31:03 +00:00
RFD	Initial revision	1994-01-26 10:20:16 +00:00
ccpy-style.el	(python-cc-style): Added definitions for c-hanging-braces-alist which	1996-12-20 16:43:32 +00:00
cheatsheet	Very useful file!	1994-08-05 15:57:31 +00:00
editline-fix	Added editline fix	1996-09-12 17:29:33 +00:00
faq2html.py	/usr/local/bin/python -> /usr/bin/env python	1996-11-27 19:52:01 +00:00
fixfuncptrs.sh	Initial revision	1994-01-26 10:20:16 +00:00
gMakefile	Fix syntax of commented-out variables	1996-11-06 16:39:12 +00:00
indent.pro	Some new files...	1994-09-14 14:06:46 +00:00
python-mode-old.el	Barry's latest (2.83). He likes this version particularly because	1996-10-23 20:55:00 +00:00
python-mode.el	(py-parse-partial-sexp-works-p): Removed as obsolete. All current	1997-09-04 04:18:07 +00:00
python.gif	Initial revision	1994-01-26 10:20:16 +00:00
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

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