--- a/Misc/FAQ	Wed Oct 11 18:03:13 1995 +0000
+++ b/Misc/FAQ	Wed Oct 11 18:06:54 1995 +0000
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 From: guido@cwi.nl (Guido van Rossum)
 Reply-to: guido@cnri.reston.va.us (Guido van Rossum)
 Expires: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 00:00:00 GMT
-Supersedes: <DE1DI9.8MF@cwi.nl>
+Supersedes: <DFMAv8.3Hp@cwi.nl>
 Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu
 
 Archive-name: python-faq/part1
 Submitted-by: Guido van Rossum <guido@cwi.nl>
-Version: 1.28
-Last-modified: 28 September 1995
+Version: 1.29
+Last-modified: 11 October 1995
 
 This article contains answers to Frequently Asked Questions about
 Python (an object-oriented interpreted programming language -- see
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
 with permission of the author.  No warranties.
 
 Author's address:
-	Guido van Rossum
-	C.N.R.I.
-	1895 Preston White Drive
-	Reston, VA 22091
-	U.S.A.
+        Guido van Rossum
+        C.N.R.I.
+        1895 Preston White Drive
+        Reston, VA 22091
+        U.S.A.
 Email:  <guido@python.org>, <guido@cnri.reston.va.us>, <guido@cwi.nl>
 
 The latest version of this FAQ is available by anonymous ftp from
-<URL:ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/python/FAQ>.  It will also be posted
+<URL:ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/doc/FAQ>.  It will also be posted
 regularly to the newsgroups comp.answers <URL:news:comp.answers> and
 comp.lang.python <URL:news:comp.lang.python>.
 
@@ -302,19 +302,30 @@
 A. The following anonymous ftp sites keep mirrors of the Python
 distribution:
 
-        <URL:ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/python/>
+USA:
+
+        <URL:ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/python/>
         <URL:ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/plan/python/>
+        <URL:ftp://ftp.uu.net/languages/python/>
         <URL:ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/graphics/graphics/sgi-stuff/python/>
-	<URL:ftp://ftp.uu.net/languages/python/>
+        <URL:ftp://ftp.sterling.com/programming/languages/python/>
+        <URL:ftp://uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu/pub/lang/python/>
+        <URL:ftp://ftp.pht.com/mirrors/python/python/>
+
+Europe:
+
+        <URL:ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/python/>
         <URL:ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/python/>
         <URL:ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/lang/python/>
         <URL:ftp://unix.hensa.ac.uk/mirrors/uunet/languages/python/>
-        <URL:ftp://ftp.sterling.com/programming/languages/python/>
-	<URL:ftp://uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu/pub/lang/python/>
         <URL:ftp://ftp.ibp.fr/pub/python/>
         <URL:ftp://ftp.switch.ch/software/sources/python/>
         <URL:ftp://ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/comp/programming/languages/python/>
 
+Australia:
+
+        <URL:ftp://ftp.dstc.edu.au/pub/python/>
+
 Or try archie on the string "python".
 
 1.6. Q. Is there a newsgroup or mailing list devoted to Python?
@@ -488,7 +499,7 @@
 couple of years ago, Tim lost his email access.  He hasn't surfaced
 on the net since then.
 
-	Missing-him-too-ly yours...
+        Missing-him-too-ly yours...
 
 PS: support for Python's Emacs mode (Misc/python-mode.el in the
 distribution) has been taken up by Barry Warsaw.  Questions about it
@@ -547,9 +558,6 @@
 retrieval service <URL:http://www.infoseek.com/>.  Contact:
 <info@infoseek.com>.
 
-Michael Powers of daVinci Time & Space is "writing tons-o-python for
-interactive television entertainment."  Contact: <powers@dvts.com>.
-
 Paul Everitt of Connecting Minds is planning a Lotus Notes gateway.
 Contact: <Paul.Everitt@cminds.com>.  Or see their WWW server
 <URL:http://www.cminds.com/>.
@@ -582,15 +590,14 @@
 
 A. Very stable.  While the current version number would suggest it is
 in the early stages of development, in fact new, stable releases
-(numbered 0.9.x through 1.2) have been coming out roughly every 3 to
+(numbered 0.9.x through 1.3) have been coming out roughly every 3 to
 6 months for the past four years.
 
 2.5. Q. When will the next version be released?
 
-A. I am planning to release 1.3 in early October 1995.  It will
-contain keyword parameters as the most important new language feature.
-A beta version was made available in August, more beta versions may
-appear.
+A. Version 1.3 is being released on 13 October 1995.  It is too early
+to predict when the next release will be necessary, but you can expect
+something awesome within half a year!
 
 2.6. Q. What new developments are expected for Python in the future?
 
@@ -1476,39 +1483,39 @@
 to a subprocess's standard input and output, here's a simple solution,
 due to Jack Jansen:
 
-	import os
-	import sys
-	import string
+        import os
+        import sys
+        import string
 
-	MAXFD = 100	# Max number of file descriptors in this system
+        MAXFD = 100     # Max number of file descriptors in this system
 
-	def popen2(cmd):
-		cmd = string.split(cmd)
-		p2cread, p2cwrite = os.pipe()
-		c2pread, c2pwrite = os.pipe()
-		pid = os.fork()
-		if pid == 0:
-			# Child
-			os.close(0)
-			os.close(1)
-			if os.dup(p2cread) <> 0:
-				sys.stderr.write('popen2: bad read dup\n')
-			if os.dup(c2pwrite) <> 1:
-				sys.stderr.write('popen2: bad write dup\n')
-			for i in range(3, MAXFD):
-				try:
-					os.close(i)
-				except:
-					pass
-			try:
-				os.execv(cmd[0], cmd)
-			finally:
-				os._exit(1)
-		os.close(p2cread)
-		tochild = os.fdopen(p2cwrite, 'w')
-		os.close(c2pwrite)
-		fromchild = os.fdopen(c2pread, 'r')
-		return fromchild, tochild
+        def popen2(cmd):
+                cmd = string.split(cmd)
+                p2cread, p2cwrite = os.pipe()
+                c2pread, c2pwrite = os.pipe()
+                pid = os.fork()
+                if pid == 0:
+                        # Child
+                        os.close(0)
+                        os.close(1)
+                        if os.dup(p2cread) <> 0:
+                                sys.stderr.write('popen2: bad read dup\n')
+                        if os.dup(c2pwrite) <> 1:
+                                sys.stderr.write('popen2: bad write dup\n')
+                        for i in range(3, MAXFD):
+                                try:
+                                        os.close(i)
+                                except:
+                                        pass
+                        try:
+                                os.execv(cmd[0], cmd)
+                        finally:
+                                os._exit(1)
+                os.close(p2cread)
+                tochild = os.fdopen(p2cwrite, 'w')
+                os.close(c2pwrite)
+                fromchild = os.fdopen(c2pread, 'r')
+                return fromchild, tochild
 
 Note that many interactive programs (e.g. vi) don't work well with
 pipes substituted for standard input and output.  You will have to use
@@ -1541,10 +1548,10 @@
 A. Assuming you're already using python-mode and font-lock-mode
 separately, all you need to do is put this in your .emacs file:
 
-	(defun my-python-mode-hook ()
-	  (setq font-lock-keywords python-font-lock-keywords)
-	  (font-lock-mode 1))
-	(add-hook 'python-mode-hook 'my-python-mode-hook)
+        (defun my-python-mode-hook ()
+          (setq font-lock-keywords python-font-lock-keywords)
+          (font-lock-mode 1))
+        (add-hook 'python-mode-hook 'my-python-mode-hook)
 
 4.33. Q. Is there an inverse to the format operator (a la C's scanf())?
 
@@ -1980,10 +1987,10 @@
 
 - you must have installed Python fully:
 
-	make install
-	make libinstall
-	make inclinstall
-	make libainstall
+        make install
+        make libinstall
+        make inclinstall
+        make libainstall
 
 6.14. Q. Why doesn't Python use proper garbage collection?
 
@@ -2008,9 +2015,9 @@
 Python) will run out of file descriptors long before it runs out of
 memory:
 
-	for file in <very long list of files>:
-		f = open(file)
-		c = file.read(1)
+        for file in <very long list of files>:
+                f = open(file)
+                c = file.read(1)
 
 Using the current reference counting and destructor scheme, each new
 assignment to f closes the previous file.  Using GC, this is not