[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-483805 ] mmap docs: Minor description problem

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Bugs item #483805, was opened at 2001-11-20 06:55
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Category: Documentation
Group: Python 2.2
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Fixed
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Assigned to: Fred L. Drake, Jr. (fdrake)
Summary: mmap docs: Minor description problem

Initial Comment:
Subject: 
              Re: Mutable strings
        Date: 
              Sun, 18 Nov 2001 22:45:30 -0500
       From: 
              "Fred L. Drake, Jr." <fdrake@acm.org>
          To: 
              "Colin J. Williams" <cjw@sympatico.ca>
         CC: 
              Python-docs@python.org
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              1




Colin J. Williams writes:
 > Section 7.7 of the library (mmap) refers to mutable strings.
 > 
 > At first glance, this is jarring.  We learn early on that strings are
 > immutable.

  Please file a bug report at SourceForge for this so I don't lose
track of it; I'm sure it won't be a difficult fix, but I can't work on
it right now.

        http://sourceforge.net/projects/python/

 > Finally, a little grumble about Active State's conversion of the
 > docs from HTML to the Microsoft world.  Among other things, the
 > links on the About page force one to use the MS Mailer.  My default
 > browser/email facility is Netscape.

  We don't have any control over ActiveState's packaging; you'll need
to refer to their Web site to find who should hear about this
problem.


  -Fred

-- 
Fred L. Drake, Jr.  <fdrake at acm.org>
PythonLabs at Zope Corporation




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>Comment By: Fred L. Drake, Jr. (fdrake)
Date: 2001-12-03 10:38

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Fixed in Doc/lib/libmmap.tex revision 1.8.

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