Python in a Nutshell
by Alex Martelli

The following errata were *corrected* in the 8/04 reprint:

Here's the key to the markup:

        [page-number]: serious technical mistake
        {page-number}: minor technical mistake
        <page-number>: important language/formatting problem
        (page-number): language change or minor formatting problem



(76)  middle of page;
print x.e, x.d, x.c, x.b. x.a

NOW READS:
print x.e, x.d, x.c, x.b, x.a


(100)  Last sentence, 5th paragraph;
"Since type(object) is type, a class C that inherits from object (or some other built-
in type) gets the same metaclass as object (i.e., type(C), C's metaclass, is also
type) Thus, being a new-style class is synonymous with having type as the metaclass."


"Thus, being..." is the start of a second sentence. A period HAS BEEN ADDED to the end of the sentence
"Since type(object)...".



[202]  Example code, data_to_zip_direct;
To make the example work the same way for both the direct and indirect method,  the line:
   zinfo.compress_type = zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED

HAS BEEN ADDED after the line:
   zinfo = zipfile.ZipInfo(name, time.localtime()[:6])



[222] 11th line 
    gettext.translation(domain, languages=lang)

NOW READS:
    gettext.translation(domain, languages=[lang])



[346]  code sample at very bottom;
     def makeshow(menu):
         def emit(entry, menu=menu): print menu, entry
         return emit

NOW READS:
     def mkshow(menu, entry):
         def emit(): print menu, entry
         return emit


AND the first two lines on the top of page 347;

and use command=mkshow('File') and command=mkshow('Edit'),
respectively, in the calls to the add_command methods of fil and edi.

NOW READ:
and use command=mkshow('File', x) and command=mkshow('Edit', x),
respectively, in the calls to the add_command methods of fil and edi.


{383}  second code sample;
  try: x.f()
  except AttributeError:
    sys.stderr.write('x is type %s, (%r)\n'%(x,type(x)))

That 3rd line NOW READS:
    sys.stderr.write('x is type %s, (%r)\n'%(type(x), x))



[445]  example 19-6; the final lines of code (at the end of the "for x in i: portion of the example"):
    try: ous.remove(x)
    except ValueError: pass
    x.close()

NOW READ:
    try: ous.remove(x)
    except ValueError: pass
    x.close()
    ins.remove(x)


{569}  Bottom paragraph;

The Installer website NOW READS:
http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/install1.html