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Update document for the actual 2.1rc1

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Andrew M. Kuchling 2001-04-16 02:27:53 +00:00
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\begin{itemize} \begin{itemize}
\item Ka-Ping Yee contributed two new modules: \module{inspect.py}, a module for \item Ka-Ping Yee contributed two new modules: \module{inspect.py}, a
getting information about live Python code, and \module{pydoc.py}, a module for getting information about live Python code, and
module for interactively converting docstrings to HTML or text. \module{pydoc.py}, a module for interactively converting docstrings to
As a bonus, \file{Tools/scripts/pydoc}, which is now automatically HTML or text. As a bonus, \file{Tools/scripts/pydoc}, which is now
installed, uses \module{pydoc.py} to display documentation given a Python module, package, or class name. For example, automatically installed, uses \module{pydoc.py} to display
\samp{pydoc xml.dom} displays the following: documentation given a Python module, package, or class name. For
example, \samp{pydoc xml.dom} displays the following:
\begin{verbatim} \begin{verbatim}
Python Library Documentation: package xml.dom in xml Python Library Documentation: package xml.dom in xml
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... ...
\end{verbatim} \end{verbatim}
\file{pydoc} also includes a Tk-based interactive help browser.
\file{pydoc} quickly becomes addictive; try it out! \file{pydoc} quickly becomes addictive; try it out!
\item Two different modules for unit testing were added to the \item Two different modules for unit testing were added to the
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\item Support for raw socket access has been added to the \item Support for raw socket access has been added to the
\module{socket} module, contributed by Grant Edwards. \module{socket} module, contributed by Grant Edwards.
\item The \module{pstats} module now contains a simple interactive
statistics browser for displaying timing profiles for Python programs,
invoked when the module is run as a script. Contributed by
Eric S.\ Raymond.
\item A new implementation-dependent function, \function{sys._getframe(\optional{depth})}, \item A new implementation-dependent function, \function{sys._getframe(\optional{depth})},
has been added to return a given frame object from the current call stack. has been added to return a given frame object from the current call stack.
\function{sys._getframe()} returns the frame at the top of the call stack; \function{sys._getframe()} returns the frame at the top of the call stack;