[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Doc/tut tut.tex,1.100.2.7,1.100.2.8

[Fred L. Drake]

Update of /projects/cvsroot/python/dist/src/Doc/tut
In directory weyr:/home/fdrake/projects/python/Doc-152p2/tut

Modified Files:
      Tag: release152p1-patches
	tut.tex 
Log Message:

Minor improvements suggested by Ka-Ping Yee <ping@lfw.org>.


Index: tut.tex
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RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/python/dist/src/Doc/tut/tut.tex,v
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*** tut.tex	2000/03/20 14:49:23	1.100.2.7
--- tut.tex	2000/03/21 19:29:59	1.100.2.8
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  \emph{interactive mode}.  In this mode it prompts for the next command
  with the \emph{primary prompt}, usually three greater-than signs
! (\samp{>>> }); for continuation lines it prompts with the
! \emph{secondary prompt}, by default three dots (\samp{... }).
  The interpreter prints a welcome message stating its version number
  and a copyright notice before printing the first prompt, e.g.:
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  \emph{interactive mode}.  In this mode it prompts for the next command
  with the \emph{primary prompt}, usually three greater-than signs
! (\samp{>>>~}); for continuation lines it prompts with the
! \emph{secondary prompt}, by default three dots (\samp{...~}).
  The interpreter prints a welcome message stating its version number
  and a copyright notice before printing the first prompt, e.g.:
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*** 338,342 ****
  
  In the following examples, input and output are distinguished by the
! presence or absence of prompts (\samp{>>> } and \samp{... }): to repeat
  the example, you must type everything after the prompt, when the
  prompt appears; lines that do not begin with a prompt are output from
--- 338,342 ----
  
  In the following examples, input and output are distinguished by the
! presence or absence of prompts (\samp{>>>~} and \samp{...~}): to repeat
  the example, you must type everything after the prompt, when the
  prompt appears; lines that do not begin with a prompt are output from
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  900
  \end{verbatim}
! %
  A value can be assigned to several variables simultaneously:
  
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  900
  \end{verbatim}
! 
  A value can be assigned to several variables simultaneously:
  
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    File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  TypeError: object doesn't support slice assignment
+ \end{verbatim}
+ 
+ However, creating a new string with the combined content is easy and
+ efficient:
+ 
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ >>> 'x' + word[1:]
+ 'xelpA'
+ >>> 'Splat' + word[-1:]
+ 'SplatA'
  \end{verbatim}