Merge 3.2

Doc/distutils/install.rst

@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ one command from a terminal::
 
    python setup.py install
 
-For Windows, this command should be run from a command prompt windows ("DOS
-box")::
+For Windows, this command should be run from a command prompt windows
+(:menuselection:`Start --> Accessories`)::
 
    setup.py install
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ archive file to :file:`C:\\Temp`, then it would unpack into
 :file:`C:\\Temp\\foo-1.0`; you can use either a archive manipulator with a
 graphical user interface (such as WinZip) or a command-line tool (such as
 :program:`unzip` or :program:`pkunzip`) to unpack the archive.  Then, open a
-command prompt window ("DOS box"), and run::
+command prompt window and run::
 
    cd c:\Temp\foo-1.0
    python setup.py install

Doc/distutils/introduction.rst

@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ terminal::
 
    python setup.py sdist
 
-For Windows, open a command prompt windows ("DOS box") and change the command
-to::
+For Windows, open a command prompt window (:menuselection:`Start -->
+Accessories`) and change the command to::
 
    setup.py sdist
 

Doc/glossary.rst

@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ Glossary
       well-designed code improves its flexibility by allowing polymorphic
       substitution.  Duck-typing avoids tests using :func:`type` or
       :func:`isinstance`.  (Note, however, that duck-typing can be complemented
-      with :term:`abstract base class`\ es.)  Instead, it typically employs
-      :func:`hasattr` tests or :term:`EAFP` programming.
+      with :term:`abstract base classes <abstract base class>`.)  Instead, it
+      typically employs :func:`hasattr` tests or :term:`EAFP` programming.
 
    EAFP
       Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.  This common Python coding

Doc/install/install.rst

@@ -119,12 +119,9 @@ command::
 
    pysetup run install_dist
 
-How you actually run this command depends on the platform and the command line
-interface it provides:
-
-* **Unix**: Use a shell prompt.
-* **Windows**: Open a command prompt ("DOS console") or use :command:`Powershell`.
-* **OS X**: Open a :command:`Terminal`.
+This is a command that should be run in a terminal.  On Windows, it is called a
+command prompt and found in :menuselection:`Start --> Accessories`; Powershell
+is a popular alternative.
 
 
 .. _packaging-platform-variations:
@@ -147,8 +144,7 @@ archive file to :file:`C:\\Temp`, then it would unpack into
 :file:`C:\\Temp\\foo-1.0`. To actually unpack the archive, you can use either
 an archive manipulator with a graphical user interface (such as WinZip or 7-Zip)
 or a command-line tool (such as :program:`unzip`, :program:`pkunzip` or, again,
-:program:`7z`). Then, open a command prompt window ("DOS box" or
-Powershell), and run::
+:program:`7z`). Then, open a command prompt window and run::
 
    cd c:\Temp\foo-1.0
    pysetup run install_dist
@@ -279,7 +275,8 @@ different recipe for each platform. Under Unix, just type :command:`python` at
 the shell prompt. Under Windows (assuming the Python executable is on your
 :envvar:`PATH`, which is the usual case), you can choose :menuselection:`Start --> Run`,
 type ``python`` and press ``enter``. Alternatively, you can simply execute
-:command:`python` at a command prompt ("DOS console" or Powershell).
+:command:`python` at a command prompt (:menuselection:`Start --> Accessories`)
+or in Powershell.
 
 Once the interpreter is started, you type Python code at the prompt. For
 example, on my Linux system, I type the three Python statements shown below,

Doc/library/atexit.rst

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 .. moduleauthor:: Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com>
 .. sectionauthor:: Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com>
 
+**Source code:** :source:`Lib/atexit.py`
+
+--------------
 
 The :mod:`atexit` module defines functions to register and unregister cleanup
 functions.  Functions thus registered are automatically executed upon normal

Doc/library/cmd.rst

@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ Instances of :class:`Cmd` subclasses have some public instance variables:
    :mod:`readline`, on systems that support it, the interpreter will automatically
    support :program:`Emacs`\ -like line editing  and command-history keystrokes.)
 
+
+.. _cmd-example:
+
 Cmd Example
 -----------
 

Doc/library/collections.rst

-
 :mod:`collections` --- Container datatypes
 ==========================================
 
@@ -977,7 +976,7 @@ original insertion position is changed and moved to the end::
                 del self[key]
             OrderedDict.__setitem__(self, key, value)
 
-An ordered dictionary can combined with the :class:`Counter` class
+An ordered dictionary can be combined with the :class:`Counter` class
 so that the counter remembers the order elements are first encountered::
 
    class OrderedCounter(Counter, OrderedDict):

Doc/library/concurrent.futures.rst

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 .. module:: concurrent.futures
    :synopsis: Execute computations concurrently using threads or processes.
 
+.. versionadded:: 3.2
+
 **Source code:** :source:`Lib/concurrent/futures/thread.py`
 and :source:`Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py`
 
-.. versionadded:: 3.2
-
 --------------
 
 The :mod:`concurrent.futures` module provides a high-level interface for

Doc/library/functions.rst

@@ -624,7 +624,8 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
 .. function:: isinstance(object, classinfo)
 
    Return true if the *object* argument is an instance of the *classinfo*
-   argument, or of a (direct or indirect) subclass thereof.  If *object* is not
+   argument, or of a (direct, indirect or :term:`virtual <abstract base
+   class>`) subclass thereof.  If *object* is not
    an object of the given type, the function always returns false.  If
    *classinfo* is not a class (type object), it may be a tuple of type objects,
    or may recursively contain other such tuples (other sequence types are not
@@ -634,7 +635,8 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
 
 .. function:: issubclass(class, classinfo)
 
-   Return true if *class* is a subclass (direct or indirect) of *classinfo*.  A
+   Return true if *class* is a subclass (direct, indirect or :term:`virtual
+   <abstract base class>`) of *classinfo*.  A
    class is considered a subclass of itself. *classinfo* may be a tuple of class
    objects, in which case every entry in *classinfo* will be checked. In any other
    case, a :exc:`TypeError` exception is raised.

Doc/library/logging.handlers.rst

@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ possible, while any potentially slow operations (such as sending an email via
 
 
 
-.. queue-listener:
+.. _queue-listener:
 
 QueueListener
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Doc/library/optparse.rst

@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 .. moduleauthor:: Greg Ward <gward@python.net>
 .. sectionauthor:: Greg Ward <gward@python.net>
 
+.. deprecated:: 3.2
+  The :mod:`optparse` module is deprecated and will not be developed further;
+  development will continue with the :mod:`argparse` module.
+
 **Source code:** :source:`Lib/optparse.py`
 
 --------------
 
-.. deprecated:: 2.7
-  The :mod:`optparse` module is deprecated and will not be developed further;
-  development will continue with the :mod:`argparse` module.
-
 :mod:`optparse` is a more convenient, flexible, and powerful library for parsing
 command-line options than the old :mod:`getopt` module.  :mod:`optparse` uses a
 more declarative style of command-line parsing: you create an instance of

Doc/library/string.rst

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 .. module:: string
    :synopsis: Common string operations.
 
+**Source code:** :source:`Lib/string.py`
+
+--------------
 
 .. seealso::
 
@@ -11,10 +14,6 @@
 
    :ref:`string-methods`
 
-**Source code:** :source:`Lib/string.py`
-
---------------
-
 String constants
 ----------------
 

Doc/library/sysconfig.rst

@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@
 
 .. module:: sysconfig
    :synopsis: Python's configuration information
-.. moduleauthor:: Tarek Ziade <tarek@ziade.org>
-.. sectionauthor:: Tarek Ziade <tarek@ziade.org>
+.. moduleauthor:: Tarek Ziadé <tarek@ziade.org>
+.. sectionauthor:: Tarek Ziadé <tarek@ziade.org>
+
 .. index::
    single: configuration information
 
-**Source code:** :source:`Lib/sysconfig.py`
-
 .. versionadded:: 3.2
 
+**Source code:** :source:`Lib/sysconfig.py`
+
 --------------
 
 The :mod:`sysconfig` module provides access to Python's configuration

Doc/library/urllib.parse.rst

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
    pair: URL; parsing
    pair: relative; URL
 
+**Source code:** :source:`Lib/urllib/parse.py`
+
+--------------
+
 This module defines a standard interface to break Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
 strings up in components (addressing scheme, network location, path etc.), to
 combine the components back into a URL string, and to convert a "relative URL"

Doc/library/zipfile.rst

@@ -30,15 +30,16 @@ The module defines the following items:
 
 .. exception:: BadZipFile
 
-   The error raised for bad ZIP files (old name: ``zipfile.error``).
+   The error raised for bad ZIP files.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.2
 
 
 .. exception:: BadZipfile
 
-   This is an alias for :exc:`BadZipFile` that exists for compatibility with
-   Python versions prior to 3.2.  Usage is deprecated.
+   Alias of :exc:`BadZipFile`, for compatibility with older Python versions.
+
+   .. deprecated:: 3.2
 
 
 .. exception:: LargeZipFile

Lib/shutil.py

@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ def _make_tarball(base_name, base_dir, compress="gzip", verbose=0, dry_run=0,
 
     if not os.path.exists(archive_dir):
         if logger is not None:
-            logger.info("creating %s" % archive_dir)
+            logger.info("creating %s", archive_dir)
         if not dry_run:
             os.makedirs(archive_dir)