Re: PEPs should be included with the documentation download

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Date	Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:25:04 +1000
From	Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au>
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On 22Aug2013 03:32, Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
| Also, how many people actually depend on the downloadable
| documentation, rather than simply reading things online?

I do. It is outstandingly faster, and works when one is offline;
I always have a local copy of a 2.x and 3.x documentation set
as desktop icons, ready for instant opening.

I agree I rarely need the PEPs unless I want to look up something unusual.

Cheers,
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Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au>

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Re: PEPs should be included with the documentation download Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2013-08-22 13:25 +1000

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