Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path: <python-python-list@m.gmane.org>
X-Original-To: python-list@python.org
Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status: OK 0.009
X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; '(python': 0.07; 'explanation': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'record.': 0.09; 'section,': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'followed': 0.16; 'index': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; '>>>': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; "shouldn't": 0.24; 'paul': 0.24; 'tracker': 0.26; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'reporting': 0.29; 'characters': 0.30; '(on': 0.31; 'says': 0.33; 'bugs': 0.33; 'comment': 0.34; 'subject:skip:d 10': 0.36; 'entry': 0.36; 'email addr:python.org': 0.37; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'little': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'received:173': 0.61; 'information': 0.63; 'charset:windows-1252': 0.65; 'bottom': 0.67; 'persistent': 0.84; 'received:fios.verizon.net': 0.84; 'browsing': 0.91; 'mistakes': 0.93
X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/
To: python-list@python.org
From: Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Subject: Re: Mistakes in documentation
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:08:10 -0400
References: <CAGBogHx075zZ+=283axSFtO3FZdmAuT2JGj2mer-Af4fCFYZAg@mail.gmail.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-173-75-251-66.phlapa.fios.verizon.net
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130509 Thunderbird/17.0.6
In-Reply-To: <CAGBogHx075zZ+=283axSFtO3FZdmAuT2JGj2mer-Af4fCFYZAg@mail.gmail.com>
X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/>
List-Post: <mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help: <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Message-ID: <mailman.2805.1370527685.3114.python-list@python.org>
Lines: 20
NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace: 1370527685 news.xs4all.nl 16008 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:43949
X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:47227

On 6/6/2013 8:01 AM, Paul Volkov wrote:
> Where can I submit little mistakes in Python documantation?
> I found one while browsing tutorial.pdf (Python 3.3.2):
>
> Section 3.1 says (on page 12):
>  >>> word[2:5] # characters from position 2 (included) to 4 (excluded)
> ’tho’
>
> Shouldn't the comment say "5 (excluded)" or "4 (included)" instead?

At the bottom of the index page, in the Meta information section,
is an entry for the Reporting bugs doc. It says to email docs@python.org
or to use the tracker for a persistent record. This is followed by an
explanation of using the tracker.

Terry