Blocked revisions 69268,69516,69757,69761,69765,69770,69772,69777,69795 via svnmerge

Blocked revisions 69268,69516,69757,69761,69765,69770,69772,69777,69795 via svnmerge

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  r69268 | kristjan.jonsson | 2009-02-04 04:05:25 -0600 (Wed, 04 Feb 2009) | 1 line

  issue 4804:  Provide checks for the format string of strftime, and for the "mode" string of fopen on Windows.  These strings are user provided from python and so we can avoid invoking the C runtime invalid parameter handler by first checking that they are valid.
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  r69516 | hirokazu.yamamoto | 2009-02-10 22:13:06 -0600 (Tue, 10 Feb 2009) | 2 lines

  Issue #5204: Define _PyVerify_fd on VC6 to make
  test_fdopen (test_os.py) pass.
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  r69757 | raymond.hettinger | 2009-02-18 23:34:35 -0600 (Wed, 18 Feb 2009) | 1 line

  Add some cross-references to the docs.  Simplify the python code equivalent for izip().  Supply an optional argument for the nth() recipe.
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  r69761 | raymond.hettinger | 2009-02-18 23:51:41 -0600 (Wed, 18 Feb 2009) | 1 line

  Add an example for math.fsum() and elaborate on the accurary note.
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  r69765 | raymond.hettinger | 2009-02-19 00:55:03 -0600 (Thu, 19 Feb 2009) | 1 line

  Add links to helpful external resources.
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  r69770 | raymond.hettinger | 2009-02-19 03:50:24 -0600 (Thu, 19 Feb 2009) | 1 line

  Inline coefficients in gamma().  Add reflection formula.  Add comments.
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  r69772 | vinay.sajip | 2009-02-19 06:31:32 -0600 (Thu, 19 Feb 2009) | 1 line

  #5287: Add exception handling around findCaller() call to help out IronPython.
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  r69777 | jeroen.ruigrok | 2009-02-19 12:52:21 -0600 (Thu, 19 Feb 2009) | 3 lines

  Since we recommend one module per import line, reflect this also in the
  documentation.
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  r69795 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-02-19 21:31:23 -0600 (Thu, 19 Feb 2009) | 1 line

  revert r69777 since all the experts agree that extra import lines distract from the code
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