When referring to namespaces, always say "namespaces" instead of

"name spaces".

Inconsistency noted by Keith Briggs <keith.briggs@bt.com>.

Doc/tut/tut.tex

@@ -3242,18 +3242,18 @@ subject is useful for any advanced Python programmer.
 
 Let's begin with some definitions.
 
-A \emph{name space} is a mapping from names to objects.  Most name
+A \emph{namespace} is a mapping from names to objects.  Most
-spaces are currently implemented as Python dictionaries, but that's
+namespaces are currently implemented as Python dictionaries, but
-normally not noticeable in any way (except for performance), and it
+that's normally not noticeable in any way (except for performance),
-may change in the future.  Examples of name spaces are: the set of
+and it may change in the future.  Examples of namespaces are: the set
-built-in names (functions such as \function{abs()}, and built-in exception
+of built-in names (functions such as \function{abs()}, and built-in
-names); the global names in a module; and the local names in a
+exception names); the global names in a module; and the local names in
-function invocation.  In a sense the set of attributes of an object
+a function invocation.  In a sense the set of attributes of an object
-also form a name space.  The important thing to know about name
+also form a namespace.  The important thing to know about namespaces
-spaces is that there is absolutely no relation between names in
+is that there is absolutely no relation between names in different
-different name spaces; for instance, two different modules may both
+namespaces; for instance, two different modules may both define a
-define a function ``maximize'' without confusion --- users of the
+function ``maximize'' without confusion --- users of the modules must
-modules must prefix it with the module name.
+prefix it with the module name.
 
 By the way, I use the word \emph{attribute} for any name following a
 dot --- for example, in the expression \code{z.real}, \code{real} is
@@ -3262,12 +3262,12 @@ names in modules are attribute references: in the expression
 \code{modname.funcname}, \code{modname} is a module object and
 \code{funcname} is an attribute of it.  In this case there happens to
 be a straightforward mapping between the module's attributes and the
-global names defined in the module: they share the same name
+global names defined in the module: they share the same namespace!
-space!\footnote{
+\footnote{
         Except for one thing.  Module objects have a secret read-only
-        attribute called \code{__dict__} which returns the dictionary
+        attribute called \member{__dict__} which returns the dictionary
         used to implement the module's namespace; the name
-        \code{__dict__} is an attribute but not a global name.
+        \member{__dict__} is an attribute but not a global name.
         Obviously, using this violates the abstraction of namespace
         implementation, and should be restricted to things like
         post-mortem debuggers.
@@ -3297,10 +3297,10 @@ that is not handled within the function.  (Actually, forgetting would
 be a better way to describe what actually happens.)  Of course,
 recursive invocations each have their own local namespace.
 
-A \emph{scope} is a textual region of a Python program where a name space
+A \emph{scope} is a textual region of a Python program where a
-is directly accessible.  ``Directly accessible'' here means that an
+namespace is directly accessible.  ``Directly accessible'' here means
-unqualified reference to a name attempts to find the name in the name
+that an unqualified reference to a name attempts to find the name in
-space.
+the namespace.
 
 Although scopes are determined statically, they are used dynamically.
 At any time during execution, exactly three nested scopes are in use
@@ -3316,13 +3316,13 @@ the same name space as the global scope: the module's name space.
 Class definitions place yet another namespace in the local scope.
 
 It is important to realize that scopes are determined textually: the
-global scope of a function defined in a module is that module's name
+global scope of a function defined in a module is that module's
-space, no matter from where or by what alias the function is called.
+namespace, no matter from where or by what alias the function is
-On the other hand, the actual search for names is done dynamically, at
+called.  On the other hand, the actual search for names is done
-run time --- however, the language definition is evolving towards
+dynamically, at run time --- however, the language definition is
-static name resolution, at ``compile'' time, so don't rely on dynamic
+evolving towards static name resolution, at ``compile'' time, so don't
-name resolution!  (In fact, local variables are already determined
+rely on dynamic name resolution!  (In fact, local variables are
-statically.)
+already determined statically.)
 
 A special quirk of Python is that assignments always go into the
 innermost scope.  Assignments do not copy data --- they just
@@ -3766,9 +3766,10 @@ code that is byte-compiled together.  The same restriction applies to
 when referencing \code{__dict__} directly.
 
 Here's an example of a class that implements its own
-\code{__getattr__} and \code{__setattr__} methods and stores all
+\method{__getattr__()} and \method{__setattr__()} methods and stores
-attributes in a private variable, in a way that works in Python 1.4 as
+all attributes in a private variable, in a way that works in all
-well as in previous versions:
+versions of Python, including those available before this feature was
+added:
 
 \begin{verbatim}
 class VirtualAttributes: