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Errata for Programming Python

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Version	Location	Description	Submitted By	Date corrected
Printed	Page 25 footnote at bottom	"... where I met a student name Bob Smith ..." should be "... where I meat a student named Bob Smith ..."	Anonymous
Printed	Page 25 footnote at bottom	"... where I met a student name Bob Smith ..." should be "... where I met a student named Bob Smith ..."	Anonymous
Printed	Page 39 1st line of listing at bottom of page	...PP3EPreview> python make_db_file.py should be ...PP3EPreview> python make_db_files.py	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 39 1st line of listing at bottom of page	...PP3EPreview> python make_db_file.py should be ...PP3EPreview> python make_db_files.py	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 40 1st line of Example 2-3. and Example 2-4.	from make_db_file import loadDbase, storeDbase should be from make_db_files import loadDbase, storeDBase The associated example files, PP3EPreviewdump_db_file.py and PP3EPreviewupdate_db_file.py, contain the error also and will not run until it is corrected.	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 40 1st line of Example 2-3. and Example 2-4.	from make_db_file import loadDbase, storeDbase should be from make_db_files import loadDbase, storeDBase The associated example files, PP3EPreviewdump_db_file.py and PP3EPreviewupdate_db_file.py, contain the error also and will not run until it is corrected.	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 46 1st line of Example 2-13	from initdb import tom should be from initdata import tom The example file PP3EPreviewupdate_db_shelve.py also contains the error and it will not run until it is corrected.	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 46 1st line of Example 2-13	from initdb import tom should be from initdata import tom The example file PP3EPreviewupdate_db_shelve.py also contains the error and it will not run until it is corrected.	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 51 3rd text paragraph starting "In fact,"	to be at all ware of should be to be at all aware of	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 51 3rd text paragraph starting "In fact,"	to be at all ware of should be to be at all aware of	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 107 3rd paragraph, 2nd sentence	os.sep.split(dirpath) should be dirpath.split(os.sep)	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 107 4th sentence in the code example	(False, Tuue) should be (False, True)	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 107 3rd paragraph, 2nd sentence	os.sep.split(dirpath) should be dirpath.split(os.sep)	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 107 4th sentence in the code example	(False, Tuue) should be (False, True)	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 200 3rd paragraph, 2nd sentence	Aa thread will never... should be A thread will never...	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 200 3rd paragraph, 2nd sentence	Aa thread will never... should be A thread will never...	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 307 about 10 lines from top	Problem: Statemet missing closing quote. Text reads: elif mode == '-all: Should read: elif mode == '-all':	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 307 about 10 lines from top	Problem: Statemet missing closing quote. Text reads: elif mode == '-all: Should read: elif mode == '-all':	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 413 5th line on page in code listing	def message(self)): should be def message(self):	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 413 5th line on page in code listing	def message(self)): should be def message(self):	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 841 main comment, example 14-22	common superclasses: used to turn trace massages on/off should be: common superclasses: used to turn trace messages on/off	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 841 main comment, example 14-22	common superclasses: used to turn trace massages on/off should be: common superclasses: used to turn trace messages on/off	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 1158 Footnote	"Known as" is misspelled as "known a" in the footnote. This is in the August 2006 printing (Third edition).	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 1158 Footnote	"Known as" is misspelled as "known a" in the footnote. This is in the August 2006 printing (Third edition).	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 1350 about 7 lines from bottom	expand(template]) should be expand([template])	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007
Printed	Page 1350 about 7 lines from bottom	expand(template]) should be expand([template])	Anonymous	Aug 01, 2007