"Tony Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It's "site:", but even if you just left that out and used > >> 'wiki.python.org sorting "how to"', the first link is the one you're > >> after. Laziness is no excuse. > > > > You miss my point. Having outdated documentaion distributed > > with Python is the problem. Have some newer stuff out on some > > wiki is nice but does not fix the problem. I know people don't like > > writing and updating docs. But that doesn't turn bad documentation > > in good. > > > >>> Wikis suck. Update the damn docs. > >> > >> The documentation *has* been updated. If you read the Python 2.5 > >> documentation (build it, or wait for Python 2.5 to be released), > >> you'll see that it points to the Wiki. > > You're complaining about something that has been fixed. The > documentation was out of date, and that has been corrected. If you > really must complain about something (in the interests of a foolish > 'balance'), then pick something that hasn't been fixed.
Well, I was running Python-2.4.1 so I upgraded to 2.4.2 and guess what? The docs still reference the old Howto. Perhaps you meant to say "will be fixed in 2.5" rather than "has been fixed"? > Note that having the core information in the documentation and > additional information like "how-to"s in a wiki means that keeping it > up-to-date isn't tied to a release. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
