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Consistently use \POSIX{} to denote POSIX. There were at least two different

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ways to do it previously (not counting module names).
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Fred Drake 1998-02-09 20:27:12 +00:00
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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ exports the same functions and data as found there. The design of all
Python's built-in OS dependent modules is such that as long as the same
functionality is available, it uses the same interface; e.g., the
function \code{os.stat(\var{file})} returns stat info about a \var{file} in a
format compatible with the POSIX interface.
format compatible with the \POSIX{} interface.
Extensions peculiar to a particular OS are also available through the
\code{os} module, but using them is of course a threat to portability!
@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ more portable than \code{posixpath.split(\var{file})}.
\begin{datadesc}{curdir}
The constant string used by the OS to refer to the current directory,
e.g. \code{'.'} for POSIX or \code{':'} for the Mac.
e.g. \code{'.'} for \POSIX{} or \code{':'} for the Mac.
\end{datadesc}
\begin{datadesc}{pardir}
The constant string used by the OS to refer to the parent directory,
e.g. \code{'..'} for POSIX or \code{'::'} for the Mac.
e.g. \code{'..'} for \POSIX{} or \code{'::'} for the Mac.
\end{datadesc}
\begin{datadesc}{sep}
The character used by the OS to separate pathname components,
e.g. \code{'/'} for POSIX or \code{':'} for the Mac. Note that knowing this
is not sufficient to be able to parse or concatenate pathnames---better
use \code{os.path.split()} and \code{os.path.join()}---but it is
occasionally useful.
e.g. \code{'/'} for \POSIX{} or \code{':'} for the Mac. Note that
knowing this is not sufficient to be able to parse or concatenate
pathnames --- better use \code{os.path.split()} and
\code{os.path.join()}---but it is occasionally useful.
\end{datadesc}
\begin{datadesc}{altsep}
@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ or \code{None} if only one separator character exists. This is set to
\begin{datadesc}{pathsep}
The character conventionally used by the OS to separate search patch
components (as in \code{\$PATH}), e.g.\ \code{':'} for POSIX or
components (as in \code{\$PATH}), e.g.\ \code{':'} for \POSIX{} or
\code{';'} for MS-DOS.
\end{datadesc}