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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv32637

Modified Files:
libre.tex
Log Message:
Explain octal escapes. Fixes #542226.


Index: libre.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libre.tex,v
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*** libre.tex 10 Apr 2002 21:28:31 -0000 1.82
--- libre.tex 11 Apr 2002 12:24:12 -0000 1.83
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\end{verbatim}

! Note that octal escapes are not included. While the parser can
! attempt to determine whether a character is being specified by it's
! ordinal value expressed in octal, doing so yields an expression which
! is relatively difficult to maintain, as the same syntax is used to
! refer to numbered groups.


--- 374,380 ----
\end{verbatim}

! Octal escapes are included in a limited form: If the first digit is a
! 0, or if there are three octal digits, it is considered an octal
! escape. Otherwise, it is a group reference.