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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv11411/Doc/lib

Modified Files:
libsys.tex libposixpath.tex
Log Message:
Add os.path.supports_unicode_filenames for all platforms,
sys.getwindowsversion() on Windows (new enahanced Tim-proof <wink>
version), and fix test_pep277.py in a few minor ways.
Including doc and NEWS entries.



Index: libsys.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libsys.tex,v
retrieving revision 1.60
retrieving revision 1.61
diff -C2 -d -r1.60 -r1.61
*** libsys.tex 3 Sep 2002 13:25:17 -0000 1.60
--- libsys.tex 8 Oct 2002 02:44:29 -0000 1.61
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*** 217,220 ****
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\end{funcdesc}

+ \begin{funcdesc}{getwindowsversion}{}
+ Return a tuple containing five components, describing the Windows
+ version currently running. The elements are \var{major}, \var{minor},
+ \var{build}, \var{platform}, and \var{text}. \var{text} contains
+ a string while all other values are integers.
+
+ \var{platform} may be one of the following values:
+ \begin{list}{}{\leftmargin 0.7in \labelwidth 0.65in}
+ \item[0 (\constant{VER_PLATFORM_WIN32s})]
+ Win32s on Windows 3.1.
+ \item[1 (\constant{VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS})]
+ Windows 95/98/ME
+ \item[2 (\constant{VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT})]
+ Windows NT/2000/XP
+ \item[3 (\constant{VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_CE})]
+ Windows CE.
+ \end{list}
+
+ This function wraps the Win32 \function{GetVersionEx()} function;
+ see the Microsoft Documentation for more information about these
+ fields.
+
+ Availability: Windows.
+ \versionadded{2.3}
+ \end{funcdesc}
+
\begin{datadesc}{hexversion}
The version number encoded as a single integer. This is guaranteed

Index: libposixpath.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libposixpath.tex,v
retrieving revision 1.28
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -C2 -d -r1.28 -r1.29
*** libposixpath.tex 12 Sep 2002 18:01:26 -0000 1.28
--- libposixpath.tex 8 Oct 2002 02:44:29 -0000 1.29
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*** 220,223 ****
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assignment.)

+ \begin{datadesc}{supports_unicode_filenames}
+ True if arbitrary Unicode strings can be used as file names (within
+ limitations imposed by the file system), and if os.listdir returns
+ Unicode strings for a Unicode argument.
+ \versionadded{2.3}
+ \end{datadesc}
+
\begin{notice}
Symbolic links to directories are not treated as subdirectories, and