[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/tut tut.tex,1.170,1.171

rhettinger@users.sourceforge.net rhettinger@users.sourceforge.net
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:54:03 -0700


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/tut
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv14360

Modified Files:
	tut.tex 
Log Message:
Replace all cases of "while 1" with "while True".
Though slightly slower, has better clarity and teaching value.


Index: tut.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/tut/tut.tex,v
retrieving revision 1.170
retrieving revision 1.171
diff -C2 -d -r1.170 -r1.171
*** tut.tex	15 Aug 2002 14:59:00 -0000	1.170
--- tut.tex	21 Aug 2002 04:54:00 -0000	1.171
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*** 1216,1220 ****
  
  \begin{verbatim}
! >>> while 1:
  ...       pass # Busy-wait for keyboard interrupt
  ... 
--- 1216,1220 ----
  
  \begin{verbatim}
! >>> while True:
  ...       pass # Busy-wait for keyboard interrupt
  ... 
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*** 1359,1363 ****
  \begin{verbatim}
  def ask_ok(prompt, retries=4, complaint='Yes or no, please!'):
!     while 1:
          ok = raw_input(prompt)
          if ok in ('y', 'ye', 'yes'): return 1
--- 1359,1363 ----
  \begin{verbatim}
  def ask_ok(prompt, retries=4, complaint='Yes or no, please!'):
!     while True:
          ok = raw_input(prompt)
          if ok in ('y', 'ye', 'yes'): return 1
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*** 3077,3084 ****
  
  \begin{verbatim}
! >>> while 1 print 'Hello world'
    File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
!     while 1 print 'Hello world'
!                 ^
  SyntaxError: invalid syntax
  \end{verbatim}
--- 3077,3084 ----
  
  \begin{verbatim}
! >>> while True print 'Hello world'
    File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
!     while True print 'Hello world'
!                    ^
  SyntaxError: invalid syntax
  \end{verbatim}
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*** 3150,3154 ****
  
  \begin{verbatim}
! >>> while 1:
  ...     try:
  ...         x = int(raw_input("Please enter a number: "))
--- 3150,3154 ----
  
  \begin{verbatim}
! >>> while True:
  ...     try:
  ...         x = int(raw_input("Please enter a number: "))
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*** 3761,3765 ****
  \begin{verbatim}
  xf = x.f
! while 1:
      print xf()
  \end{verbatim}
--- 3761,3765 ----
  \begin{verbatim}
  xf = x.f
! while True:
      print xf()
  \end{verbatim}