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  r79307 | florent.xicluna | 2010-03-22 17:45:50 -0500 (Mon, 22 Mar 2010) | 2 lines

  #7667: Fix doctest failures with non-ASCII paths.
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  r79408 | victor.stinner | 2010-03-24 20:18:38 -0500 (Wed, 24 Mar 2010) | 2 lines

  Fix a gcc warning introduced by r79397.
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  r79430 | brian.curtin | 2010-03-25 18:48:54 -0500 (Thu, 25 Mar 2010) | 2 lines

  Fix #6538. Markup RegexObject and MatchObject as classes. Patch by Ryan Arana.
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  r79533 | barry.warsaw | 2010-03-31 16:07:16 -0500 (Wed, 31 Mar 2010) | 6 lines

  - Issue #8233: When run as a script, py_compile.py optionally takes a single
    argument `-` which tells it to read files to compile from stdin.  Each line
    is read on demand and the named file is compiled immediately.  (Original
    patch by Piotr O?\197?\188arowski).
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  r79542 | r.david.murray | 2010-03-31 20:28:39 -0500 (Wed, 31 Mar 2010) | 3 lines

  A couple small grammar fixes in test.rst, and rewrite the
  check_warnings docs to be clearer.
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  r79579 | georg.brandl | 2010-04-02 03:34:41 -0500 (Fri, 02 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  Add 2.6.5.
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  r79580 | georg.brandl | 2010-04-02 03:39:09 -0500 (Fri, 02 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  #2768: add a note on how to get a file descriptor.
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  r79585 | georg.brandl | 2010-04-02 04:03:18 -0500 (Fri, 02 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  Remove col-spanning cells in logging docs.
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  r79586 | georg.brandl | 2010-04-02 04:07:42 -0500 (Fri, 02 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  Document PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx().
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  r79587 | georg.brandl | 2010-04-02 04:11:49 -0500 (Fri, 02 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  #8012: clarification in generator glossary entry.
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  r79607 | andrew.kuchling | 2010-04-02 12:48:23 -0500 (Fri, 02 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  #6647: document that catch_warnings is not thread-safe
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  r79608 | andrew.kuchling | 2010-04-02 12:54:26 -0500 (Fri, 02 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  #6647: add note to two examples
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  r79622 | tarek.ziade | 2010-04-02 16:34:19 -0500 (Fri, 02 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  removed documentation on code that was reverted and pushed into distutils2
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  r79717 | antoine.pitrou | 2010-04-03 16:22:38 -0500 (Sat, 03 Apr 2010) | 4 lines

  Fix wording / typography, and a slightly misleading statement
  (memoryviews don't support complex structures right now)
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  r79820 | benjamin.peterson | 2010-04-05 22:34:09 -0500 (Mon, 05 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  ready _sre types
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  r79822 | georg.brandl | 2010-04-06 03:18:15 -0500 (Tue, 06 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  #8320: document return value of recv_into().
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  r79828 | georg.brandl | 2010-04-06 09:33:44 -0500 (Tue, 06 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  Add JP.
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  r79862 | georg.brandl | 2010-04-06 15:27:59 -0500 (Tue, 06 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  Fix syntax.
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  r79875 | mark.dickinson | 2010-04-06 17:18:23 -0500 (Tue, 06 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  More NaN consistency doc fixes.
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  r79923 | georg.brandl | 2010-04-10 06:15:24 -0500 (Sat, 10 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  #8360: skipTest was added in 2.7.
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  r79924 | georg.brandl | 2010-04-10 06:16:59 -0500 (Sat, 10 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  #8346: update version.
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  r79941 | andrew.kuchling | 2010-04-10 20:39:36 -0500 (Sat, 10 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  Two grammar fixes
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  r79942 | andrew.kuchling | 2010-04-10 20:40:06 -0500 (Sat, 10 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  Punctuation fix
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  r79943 | andrew.kuchling | 2010-04-10 20:40:30 -0500 (Sat, 10 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  Add various items
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  r79945 | andrew.kuchling | 2010-04-10 20:40:49 -0500 (Sat, 10 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  name correct
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  r79947 | andrew.kuchling | 2010-04-10 20:44:13 -0500 (Sat, 10 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  Remove distutils section
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  r79951 | andrew.kuchling | 2010-04-11 07:48:08 -0500 (Sun, 11 Apr 2010) | 1 line

  Two typo fixes
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  r79952 | andrew.kuchling | 2010-04-11 07:49:37 -0500 (Sun, 11 Apr 2010) | 1 line

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diff --git a/Doc/library/functools.rst b/Doc/library/functools.rst
index 1511a25..6ae175a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/functools.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functools.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 .. function:: total_ordering(cls)
 
    Given a class defining one or more rich comparison ordering methods, this
-   class decorator supplies the rest.  This simplies the effort involved
+   class decorator supplies the rest.  This simplifies the effort involved
    in specifying all of the possible rich comparison operations:
 
    The class must define one of :meth:`__lt__`, :meth:`__le__`,
diff --git a/Doc/library/logging.rst b/Doc/library/logging.rst
index 347c72c..6324806 100644
--- a/Doc/library/logging.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/logging.rst
@@ -2012,6 +2012,84 @@
       or integers - if strings are passed, internal mapping dictionaries are
       used to convert them to integers.
 
+      **Priorities**
+
+      +--------------------------+---------------+
+      | Name (string)            | Symbolic value|
+      +==========================+===============+
+      | ``alert``                | LOG_ALERT     |
+      +--------------------------+---------------+
+      | ``crit`` or ``critical`` | LOG_CRIT      |
+      +--------------------------+---------------+
+      | ``debug``                | LOG_DEBUG     |
+      +--------------------------+---------------+
+      | ``emerg`` or ``panic``   | LOG_EMERG     |
+      +--------------------------+---------------+
+      | ``err`` or ``error``     | LOG_ERR       |
+      +--------------------------+---------------+
+      | ``info``                 | LOG_INFO      |
+      +--------------------------+---------------+
+      | ``notice``               | LOG_NOTICE    |
+      +--------------------------+---------------+
+      | ``warn`` or ``warning``  | LOG_WARNING   |
+      +--------------------------+---------------+
+
+      **Facilities**
+
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | Name (string) | Symbolic value|
+      +===============+===============+
+      | ``auth``      | LOG_AUTH      |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``authpriv``  | LOG_AUTHPRIV  |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``cron``      | LOG_CRON      |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``daemon``    | LOG_DAEMON    |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``ftp``       | LOG_FTP       |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``kern``      | LOG_KERN      |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``lpr``       | LOG_LPR       |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``mail``      | LOG_MAIL      |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``news``      | LOG_NEWS      |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``syslog``    | LOG_SYSLOG    |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``user``      | LOG_USER      |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``uucp``      | LOG_UUCP      |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``local0``    | LOG_LOCAL0    |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``local1``    | LOG_LOCAL1    |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``local2``    | LOG_LOCAL2    |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``local3``    | LOG_LOCAL3    |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``local4``    | LOG_LOCAL4    |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``local5``    | LOG_LOCAL5    |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``local6``    | LOG_LOCAL6    |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+      | ``local7``    | LOG_LOCAL7    |
+      +---------------+---------------+
+
+   .. method:: mapPriority(levelname)
+
+      Maps a logging level name to a syslog priority name.
+      You may need to override this if you are using custom levels, or
+      if the default algorithm is not suitable for your needs. The
+      default algorithm maps ``DEBUG``, ``INFO``, ``WARNING``, ``ERROR`` and
+      ``CRITICAL`` to the equivalent syslog names, and all other level
+      names to "warning".
+
+.. _nt-eventlog-handler:
 
 NTEventLogHandler
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/Doc/library/math.rst b/Doc/library/math.rst
index 09bccbc..9c3bd03 100644
--- a/Doc/library/math.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/math.rst
@@ -345,9 +345,9 @@
    :exc:`ValueError` for invalid operations like ``sqrt(-1.0)`` or ``log(0.0)``
    (where C99 Annex F recommends signaling invalid operation or divide-by-zero),
    and :exc:`OverflowError` for results that overflow (for example,
-   ``exp(1000.0)``).  A *NaN* will not be returned from any of the functions
-   above unless one or more of the input arguments was a *NaN*; in that case,
-   most functions will return a *NaN*, but (again following C99 Annex F) there
+   ``exp(1000.0)``).  A NaN will not be returned from any of the functions
+   above unless one or more of the input arguments was a NaN; in that case,
+   most functions will return a NaN, but (again following C99 Annex F) there
    are some exceptions to this rule, for example ``pow(float('nan'), 0.0)`` or
    ``hypot(float('nan'), float('inf'))``.
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index 0547154..dacf87a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -437,6 +437,10 @@
 is slightly deceptive; on Unix platforms, sockets and pipes are also referenced
 by file descriptors.
 
+The :meth:`~file.fileno` method can be used to obtain the file descriptor
+associated with a file object when required.  Note that using the file
+descriptor directly will bypass the file object methods, ignoring aspects such
+as internal buffering of data.
 
 .. function:: close(fd)
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/socket.rst b/Doc/library/socket.rst
index 0fee6d5..e73aefb 100644
--- a/Doc/library/socket.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/socket.rst
@@ -622,9 +622,9 @@
 
    Receive up to *nbytes* bytes from the socket, storing the data into a buffer
    rather than creating a new bytestring.  If *nbytes* is not specified (or 0),
-   receive up to the size available in the given buffer. See the Unix manual page
-   :manpage:`recv(2)` for the meaning of the optional argument *flags*; it defaults
-   to zero.
+   receive up to the size available in the given buffer.  Returns the number of
+   bytes received.  See the Unix manual page :manpage:`recv(2)` for the meaning
+   of the optional argument *flags*; it defaults to zero.
 
 
 .. method:: socket.send(bytes[, flags])
diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
index 70eeca3..46a481a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
@@ -2143,12 +2143,12 @@
 
 .. _typememoryview:
 
-memoryview Types
-================
+memoryview type
+===============
 
-:class:`memoryview`\s allow Python code to access the internal data of an object
-that supports the buffer protocol without copying.  Memory can be interpreted as
-simple bytes or complex data structures.
+:class:`memoryview` objects allow Python code to access the internal data
+of an object that supports the buffer protocol without copying.  Memory
+is generally interpreted as simple bytes.
 
 .. class:: memoryview(obj)
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/tarfile.rst b/Doc/library/tarfile.rst
index 8b53b57..50a5148 100644
--- a/Doc/library/tarfile.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/tarfile.rst
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 A :class:`TarFile` object can be used as a context manager in a :keyword:`with`
 statement. It will automatically be closed when the block is completed. Please
 note that in the event of an exception an archive opened for writing will not
-be finalized, only the internally used file object will be closed. See the
+be finalized; only the internally used file object will be closed. See the
 :ref:`tar-examples` section for a use case.
 
 .. versionadded:: 3.2
diff --git a/Doc/library/test.rst b/Doc/library/test.rst
index 9f013f8..cfd5b10 100644
--- a/Doc/library/test.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/test.rst
@@ -221,15 +221,15 @@
 
 .. data:: TESTFN
 
-   Set to the name that a temporary file could use. Any temporary file that is
-   created should be closed and unlinked (removed).
+   Set to a name that is safe to use as the name of a temporary file.  Any
+   temporary file that is created should be closed and unlinked (removed).
 
 The :mod:`test.support` module defines the following functions:
 
 
 .. function:: forget(module_name)
 
-   Remove the module named *module_name* from ``sys.modules`` and deletes any
+   Remove the module named *module_name* from ``sys.modules`` and delete any
    byte-compiled files of the module.
 
 
@@ -272,49 +272,55 @@
    This will run all tests defined in the named module.
 
 
-.. function:: check_warnings(*filters, quiet=None)
+.. function:: check_warnings(*filters, quiet=True)
 
-   A convenience wrapper for ``warnings.catch_warnings()`` that makes
-   it easier to test that a warning was correctly raised with a single
-   assertion. It is approximately equivalent to calling
-   ``warnings.catch_warnings(record=True)``.
+   A convenience wrapper for :func:`warnings.catch_warnings()` that makes it
+   easier to test that a warning was correctly raised.  It is approximately
+   equivalent to calling ``warnings.catch_warnings(record=True)`` with
+   :meth:`warnings.simplefilter` set to ``always`` and with the option to
+   automatically validate the results that are recorded.
 
-   It accepts 2-tuples ``("message regexp", WarningCategory)`` as positional
-   arguments. If there's some ``*filters`` defined, or if the optional keyword
-   argument ``quiet`` is :const:`False`, it checks if the warnings are
-   effective. If some filter did not catch any warning, the test fails. If some
-   warnings are not caught, the test fails, too. To disable these checks, set
-   argument ``quiet`` to :const:`True`.
+   ``check_warnings`` accepts 2-tuples of the form ``("message regexp",
+   WarningCategory)`` as positional arguments. If one or more *filters* are
+   provided, or if the optional keyword argument *quiet* is :const:`False`,
+   it checks to make sure the warnings are as expected:  each specified filter
+   must match at least one of the warnings raised by the enclosed code or the
+   test fails, and if any warnings are raised that do not match any of the
+   specified filters the test fails.  To disable the first of these checks,
+   set *quiet* to :const:`True`.
 
-   Without argument, it defaults to::
+   If no arguments are specified, it defaults to::
 
       check_warnings(("", Warning), quiet=True)
 
-   Additionally, on entry to the context manager, a :class:`WarningRecorder`
-   instance is returned. The underlying warnings list is available via the
-   recorder object's :attr:`warnings` attribute, while the attributes of the
-   last raised warning are also accessible directly on the object. If no
-   warning has been raised, then the latter attributes will all be
-   :const:`None`.
+   In this case all warnings are caught and no errors are raised.
 
-   A :meth:`reset` method is also provided on the recorder object. This
-   method simply clears the warnings list.
+   On entry to the context manager, a :class:`WarningRecorder` instance is
+   returned. The underlying warnings list from
+   :func:`~warnings.catch_warnings` is available via the recorder object's
+   :attr:`warnings` attribute.  As a convenience, the attributes of the object
+   representing the most recent warning can also be accessed directly through
+   the recorder object (see example below).  If no warning has been raised,
+   then any of the attributes that would otherwise be expected on an object
+   representing a warning will return :const:`None`.
 
-   The context manager may be used like this::
+   The recorder object also has a :meth:`reset` method, which clears the
+   warnings list.
 
-      import warnings
-
-      with check_warnings(quiet=False):
-          exec('assert(False, "Hey!")')
-          warnings.warn(UserWarning("Hide me!"))
+   The context manager is designed to be used like this::
 
       with check_warnings(("assertion is always true", SyntaxWarning),
                           ("", UserWarning)):
           exec('assert(False, "Hey!")')
           warnings.warn(UserWarning("Hide me!"))
 
+   In this case if either warning was not raised, or some other warning was
+   raised, :func:`check_warnings` would raise an error.
+
+   When a test needs to look more deeply into the warnings, rather than
+   just checking whether or not they occurred, code like this can be used::
+
       with check_warnings(quiet=True) as w:
-          warnings.simplefilter("always")
           warnings.warn("foo")
           assert str(w.args[0]) == "foo"
           warnings.warn("bar")
@@ -324,8 +330,12 @@
           w.reset()
           assert len(w.warnings) == 0
 
+
+   Here all warnings will be caught, and the test code tests the captured
+   warnings directly.
+
    .. versionchanged:: 3.2
-      New optional attributes ``*filters`` and ``quiet``.
+      New optional arguments *filters* and *quiet*.
 
 
 .. function:: captured_stdout()
diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
index 5ed75d5..9bd85d5 100644
--- a/Doc/library/unittest.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
@@ -661,6 +661,8 @@
       Calling this during the a test method or :meth:`setUp` skips the current
       test.  See :ref:`unittest-skipping` for more information.
 
+      .. versionadded:: 2.7
+
 
    .. method:: debug()
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/warnings.rst b/Doc/library/warnings.rst
index 36d47ad..67d93fa 100644
--- a/Doc/library/warnings.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/warnings.rst
@@ -180,7 +180,10 @@
 While within the context manager all warnings will simply be ignored. This
 allows you to use known-deprecated code without having to see the warning while
 not suppressing the warning for other code that might not be aware of its use
-of deprecated code.
+of deprecated code.  Note: this can only be guaranteed in a single-threaded
+application. If two or more threads use the :class:`catch_warnings` context
+manager at the same time, the behavior is undefined.
+
 
 
 .. _warning-testing:
@@ -218,7 +221,9 @@
 when the context was entered. This prevents tests from changing the warnings
 filter in unexpected ways between tests and leading to indeterminate test
 results. The :func:`showwarning` function in the module is also restored to
-its original value.
+its original value.  Note: this can only be guaranteed in a single-threaded
+application. If two or more threads use the :class:`catch_warnings` context
+manager at the same time, the behavior is undefined.
 
 When testing multiple operations that raise the same kind of warning, it
 is important to test them in a manner that confirms each operation is raising
@@ -337,3 +342,11 @@
     module returned when you import :mod:`warnings` whose filter will be
     protected. This argument exists primarily for testing the :mod:`warnings`
     module itself.
+
+    .. note::
+
+        The :class:`catch_warnings` manager works by replacing and
+        then later restoring the module's
+        :func:`showwarning` function and internal list of filter
+        specifications.  This means the context manager is modifying
+        global state and therefore is not thread-safe.