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Guido van Rossuma7925f11994-01-26 10:20:16 +00001Python Misc subdirectory
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4This directory contains files that wouldn't fit in elsewhere, in
5particular the UNIX manual page, an Emacs mode for Python source code,
Guido van Rossumb4d37791996-08-20 20:54:15 +00006and a list of Frequently Asked Questions (and their answers). Some
7documents are only of historic importance.
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Guido van Rossum34e5dca1994-01-26 15:39:28 +000012ACKS Acknowledgements
Guido van Rossumb4d37791996-08-20 20:54:15 +000013AIX-NOTES Notes for building Python on AIX (all new!)
Guido van Rossuma7925f11994-01-26 10:20:16 +000014BLURB A quick description of Python for newcomers
Guido van Rossum34e5dca1994-01-26 15:39:28 +000015BLURB.LUTZ A testimonial from a converted Tcl/Perl hacker :-)
Guido van Rossum46981de2000-09-01 23:22:12 +000016BLURB.WINDOWS First announcement of Python for Windows
Guido van Rossum34e5dca1994-01-26 15:39:28 +000017HISTORY News from previous releases -- oldest last
Guido van Rossum14421771994-09-14 14:06:46 +000018HPUX-NOTES Notes about dynamic loading under HP-UX
19HYPE More hype about Python
Guido van Rossum34e5dca1994-01-26 15:39:28 +000020Makefile Used for administrative chores like cleaning up
Guido van Rossumb25c0e71998-01-13 18:53:42 +000021Makefile.pre.in Generic Makefile template for building extensions
Guido van Rossum34e5dca1994-01-26 15:39:28 +000022NEWS News for this release
Guido van Rossum46981de2000-09-01 23:22:12 +000023NEXT-NOTES Porting notes for NeXT
24PURIFY.README Information for Purify users
Guido van Rossum20392cc1998-08-10 16:38:58 +000025Porting Mini-FAQ on porting to new platforms
Guido van Rossuma7925f11994-01-26 10:20:16 +000026README The file you're reading now
Guido van Rossum34e5dca1994-01-26 15:39:28 +000027RFD Request For Discussion about a Python newsgroup
Guido van Rossume7017ba1995-08-28 03:09:31 +000028cheatsheet Quick summary of Python by Ken Manheimer
Guido van Rossum46981de2000-09-01 23:22:12 +000029comparisons (Old) comparisons to some other languages
Guido van Rossumdc082eb1996-09-12 17:29:33 +000030editline-fix A news article on how to fix R$'s editline for Python
Guido van Rossum46981de2000-09-01 23:22:12 +000031faq2html FAQ to HTML converter by Ka-Ping Yee
32find_recursionlimit.py Script to find a value for sys.maxrecursionlimit
Guido van Rossuma7925f11994-01-26 10:20:16 +000033fixfuncptrs.sh Shell script to fix function pointer initializers
Guido van Rossumb4d37791996-08-20 20:54:15 +000034indent.pro GNU indent profile approximating my C style
35python-mode.el Emacs mode for editing Python programs
Guido van Rossuma7925f11994-01-26 10:20:16 +000036python.man UNIX man page for the python interpreter
Guido van Rossum34e5dca1994-01-26 15:39:28 +000037renumber.py Script to renumber the sections in the FAQ
Guido van Rossume7017ba1995-08-28 03:09:31 +000038setuid-prog.c C helper program for set-uid Python scripts
Guido van Rossum46981de2000-09-01 23:22:12 +000039unicode.txt Marc-Andre Lemburg's specification of the Unicode API
Guido van Rossum1abbd7f1997-11-07 19:58:10 +000040vgrindefs Python configuration for vgrind (a generic pretty printer)