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r75363 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-11 20:31:23 +0200 (So, 11 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Add the Python FAQ lists to the documentation. Copied from sandbox/faq. Many thanks to AMK for the preparation work.
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r75365 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-11 22:16:16 +0200 (So, 11 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Fix broken links found by "make linkcheck". scipy.org seems to be done right now, so I could not verify links going there.
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r75376 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-12 03:26:07 +0200 (Mo, 12 Okt 2009) | 1 line
platform we don't care about
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r75392 | andrew.kuchling | 2009-10-13 18:11:49 +0200 (Di, 13 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Various link, textual, and markup fixes
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r75394 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-13 20:10:59 +0200 (Di, 13 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Fix markup.
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r75403 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-14 17:57:46 +0200 (Mi, 14 Okt 2009) | 1 line
#7126: os.environ changes *do* take effect in subprocesses started with os.system().
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r75418 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-14 20:48:32 +0200 (Mi, 14 Okt 2009) | 1 line
#7116: str.join() takes an iterable.
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r75484 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-18 09:58:12 +0200 (So, 18 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Fix missing word.
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r75572 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-20 23:55:17 +0200 (Di, 20 Okt 2009) | 1 line
clarify buffer arg #7178
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r75580 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-21 09:15:59 +0200 (Mi, 21 Okt 2009) | 1 line
#7170: fix explanation about non-weakrefable builtin types.
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r75590 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-10-22 04:36:47 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
rewrite to be nice to other implementations
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r75592 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 09:05:48 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Fix punctuation.
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r75594 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 09:56:02 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Fix markup.
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r75595 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 09:56:56 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Fix duplicate target.
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r75596 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 10:05:04 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Add a new directive marking up implementation details and start using it.
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r75600 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 13:01:46 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Make it more robust.
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r75602 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 13:28:06 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Document new directive.
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r75603 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 13:28:23 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Allow short form with text as argument.
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r75605 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 13:48:10 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Use "impl-detail" directive where applicable.
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r75606 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 17:00:06 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
#6324: membership test tries iteration via __iter__.
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r75607 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 17:04:09 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
#7088: document new functions in signal as Unix-only.
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r75610 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 17:27:24 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Reorder __slots__ fine print and add a clarification.
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r75611 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 17:42:32 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
#7035: improve docs of the various <method>_errors() functions, and give them docstrings.
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r75612 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 17:52:15 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
#7156: document curses as Unix-only.
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r75613 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 17:54:35 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
#6977: getopt does not support optional option arguments.
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r75616 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 18:17:05 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Add proper references.
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r75617 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-22 18:20:55 +0200 (Do, 22 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Make printout margin important.
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r75623 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-23 10:14:44 +0200 (Fr, 23 Okt 2009) | 1 line
#7188: fix optionxform() docs.
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r75627 | fred.drake | 2009-10-23 15:04:51 +0200 (Fr, 23 Okt 2009) | 2 lines
add further note about what's passed to optionxform
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r75647 | georg.brandl | 2009-10-24 12:04:19 +0200 (Sa, 24 Okt 2009) | 1 line
Fix markup.
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diff --git a/Doc/faq/installed.rst b/Doc/faq/installed.rst
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+=============================================
+"Why is Python Installed on my Computer?" FAQ
+=============================================
+
+What is Python?
+---------------
+
+Python is a programming language. It's used for many different applications.
+It's used in some high schools and colleges as an introductory programming
+language because Python is easy to learn, but it's also used by professional
+software developers at places such as Google, NASA, and Lucasfilm Ltd.
+
+If you wish to learn more about Python, start with the `Beginner's Guide to
+Python <http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide>`_.
+
+
+Why is Python installed on my machine?
+--------------------------------------
+
+If you find Python installed on your system but don't remember installing it,
+there are several possible ways it could have gotten there.
+
+* Perhaps another user on the computer wanted to learn programming and installed
+ it; you'll have to figure out who's been using the machine and might have
+ installed it.
+* A third-party application installed on the machine might have been written in
+ Python and included a Python installation. For a home computer, the most
+ common such application is `PySol <http://pysolfc.sourceforge.net/>`_, a
+ solitaire game that includes over 1000 different games and variations.
+* Some Windows machines also have Python installed. At this writing we're aware
+ of computers from Hewlett-Packard and Compaq that include Python. Apparently
+ some of HP/Compaq's administrative tools are written in Python.
+* All Apple computers running Mac OS X have Python installed; it's included in
+ the base installation.
+
+
+Can I delete Python?
+--------------------
+
+That depends on where Python came from.
+
+If someone installed it deliberately, you can remove it without hurting
+anything. On Windows, use the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel.
+
+If Python was installed by a third-party application, you can also remove it,
+but that application will no longer work. You should use that application's
+uninstaller rather than removing Python directly.
+
+If Python came with your operating system, removing it is not recommended. If
+you remove it, whatever tools were written in Python will no longer run, and
+some of them might be important to you. Reinstalling the whole system would
+then be required to fix things again.
+