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- add "Why is Python installed on my computer?" as a documentation FAQ since this gets asked at the docs at python.org address a lot - fix some minor style violations and inconsistencies
author Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org>
date Thu, 23 Oct 2003 14:33:46 +0000
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23 1. Can I download HTML/PDF/PostScript versions of the docs? 23 1. Can I download HTML/PDF/PostScript versions of the docs?
24 2. Where can I download Python? 24 2. Where can I download Python?
25 3. I can't unpack a downloaded copy on Windows; what should I do? 25 3. I can't unpack a downloaded copy on Windows; what should I do?
26 4. I can't unpack a downloaded copy on MacOS; what should I do? 26 4. I can't unpack a downloaded copy on Mac OS; what should I do?
27 5. What can I use Python for? 27 5. What can I use Python for?
28 6. How do I use module/function/whatever XXX? 28 6. How do I use module/function/whatever XXX?
29 7. What about JPython? 29 7. What about JPython?
30 8. I found a bug in the documentation, who should I tell? 30 8. I found a bug in the documentation, who should I tell?
31 9. Can I get an algorithm to do THIS in language THAT? 31 9. Can I get an algorithm to do THIS in language THAT?
32 10. How do I decode an XXX file from my email on a YYY computer? 32 10. How do I decode an XXX file from my email on a YYY computer?
33 11. Acrobat Reader won't print the PDF. What's wrong? 33 11. Acrobat Reader won't print the PDF. What's wrong?
34 12. Where can I find documentation in my native language? 34 12. Where can I find documentation in my native language?
35 13. Why is Python installed on my computer?
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36 37
37 Answers to the Questions 38 Answers to the Questions
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75 version of WinZip to upack the file (version 7.0 works). Get 76 version of WinZip to upack the file (version 7.0 works). Get
76 WinZip from: 77 WinZip from:
77 78
78 http://www.winzip.com/ 79 http://www.winzip.com/
79 80
80 4. I can't unpack a downloaded archive on MacOS; what should I do? 81 4. I can't unpack a downloaded archive on Mac OS; what should I do?
81 82
82 Stuffit Expander 4.5 (and probably other versions) cannot handle 83 Stuffit Expander 4.5 (and probably other versions) cannot handle
83 the "tar" archive, although it can decompress it from the .tgz 84 the "tar" archive, although it can decompress it from the .tgz
84 file. Expander Enhancer, which you have to pay for, can handle 85 file. Expander Enhancer, which you have to pay for, can handle
85 the tar archive. 86 the tar archive.
161 162
162 Information on xpdf can be found at: 163 Information on xpdf can be found at:
163 164
164 http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/ 165 http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/
165 166
166 12. There is a lot of contributed documentation in languages other 167 12. Where can I find documentation in my native language?
168
169 There is a lot of contributed documentation in languages other
167 than English. Some of the documents are translations of English 170 than English. Some of the documents are translations of English
168 documents, and others were originally authored in other 171 documents, and others were originally authored in other
169 languages. If we know about it, it will be listed at: 172 languages. If we know about it, it will be listed at:
170 173
171 http://www.python.org/doc/NonEnglish.html 174 http://www.python.org/doc/NonEnglish.html
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176 13. Why is Python installed on my computer?
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178 We're increasingly seeing Python being installed on computers
179 as delivered by vendors. For more information on why, and
180 whether it's safe to remove, see the "Why is Python Installed on
181 my Computer?" FAQ, found at:
182
183 http://www.python.org/doc/faq/installed.html