Use string methods.
diff --git a/Doc/tools/rewrite.py b/Doc/tools/rewrite.py
index e822bf5..f2c1b80 100644
--- a/Doc/tools/rewrite.py
+++ b/Doc/tools/rewrite.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
Usage: rewrite.py boilerplate.tex [VAR=value] ... <template >output
"""
-import string
import sys
import time
@@ -12,9 +11,9 @@
s = fp.read()
d = {}
- start = string.find(s, r"\date{")
+ start = s.find(r"\date{")
if start >= 0:
- end = string.find(s, "}", start)
+ end = s.find("}", start)
date = s[start+6:end]
if date == r"\today":
date = time.strftime("%B %d, %Y", time.localtime(time.time()))
@@ -28,14 +27,14 @@
# yes, we actully need to load the replacement values
d = get_info(open(sys.argv[1]))
for arg in sys.argv[2:]:
- name, value = string.split(arg, "=", 1)
+ name, value = arg.split("=", 1)
d[name] = value
start = 0
while 1:
- start = string.find(s, "@", start)
+ start = s.find("@", start)
if start < 0:
break
- end = string.find(s, "@", start+1)
+ end = s.find("@", start+1)
name = s[start+1:end]
if name:
value = d.get(name)