georg brandl cxwopmagmxnet steve holden schrieb paul moore wrote 04032008 nick coghlan wrote need new appendix tutorial goes detail cpython interpreters command line options environment variables details executed python man page covers command line usage however separate documentation isnt bundled windows installers real pain least id suggest taking man page adding information executing zip files directories putting whole lot formal documentation look httpdocspythonorgdevusingcmdlinehtml theres even platformspecific stuff httpdocspythonorgdevusing big problem isnt really anywhere docs formally cpythonspecific preference would put language reference new chapter current chapters 1 2 called invoking python interpreter using python documentation section could marked cpython specific well could also make manpage new document called invoking python bit small warrant ful document appendix tutorial ok guess personally never think looking tutorial ive using python long feel need tutorial although quality code probably says otherwise hesitate suggest change magnitude theres something recommend old ibm mainframe approach separating principles operation would reference manuals pythons case language library refs users guide contains practical stuff need actually make use product ive always found rather counterintuitive go library reference manual find information pythons builtin types example though whole point libraries arent built represent baggage carried necessary trips speak mind ages ive wanted put builtins together language reference new document called python core language ive never time draft serious proposal believe 30 biggest improvement could make language newcomers would reorganize documentation things live places belong rather place landed got stuck time fully agree georg _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom wed 06 aug 2008 030801 0100 pythondev documentation ability execute zipfiles directories