minor edits; use more appropriate markup for data records

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========
There are many great pieces of Python software developed outside of
the Python standard library (aka, stdlib). Sometimes it makes sense
to incorporate these externally maintained packages into the stdlib in
order to fill a gap in the tools provided by Python.
the Python standard library (a.k.a., the "stdlib"). Sometimes it
makes sense to incorporate these externally maintained packages into
the stdlib in order to fill a gap in the tools provided by Python.
But by having the packages maintained externally it means Python's
developers do not have direct control over the packages' evolution and
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Externally Maintained Packages
==============================
The section title is the name of the package as known outside of the
Python standard library. The "standard library name" is what the
The section title is the name of the package as it is known outside of
the Python standard library. The "standard library name" is what the
package is named within Python. The "contact person" is the Python
developer in charge of maintaining the package. The
"synchronisation history" lists what external version of the package
was included in each version of Python (if different from the previous
Python release).
developer in charge of maintaining the package. The "synchronisation
history" lists what external version of the package was included in
each version of Python (if different from the previous Python
release).
ctypes
------
- Web page
:Web site:
http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/
- Standard library name
:Standard library name:
ctypes
- Contact person
:Contact person:
Thomas Heller
- Synchronisation history
:Synchronisation history:
* 0.9.9.6 (2.5)
Bugs can be reported to either the Python tracker [#python-tracker]_
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ElementTree
-----------
- Web page
:Web site:
http://effbot.org/zone/element-index.htm
- Standard library name
:Standard library name:
xml.etree
- Contact person
:Contact person:
Fredrik Lundh
- Synchronisation history
:Synchronisation history:
* 1.2.6 [ElementTree] / 1.0.5 [cElementTree] (2.5)
Patches should not be directly applied to Python HEAD, but instead
@ -77,27 +79,29 @@ tracker. Both bugs and patches should be assigned to Fredrik Lundh.
Expat XML parser
----------------
- Web page
:Web site:
http://www.libexpat.org/
- Standard library name
:Standard library name:
N/A (this refers to the parser itself, and not the Python
bindings)
- Contact person
:Contact person:
None
- Synchronisation history
:Synchronisation history:
* 1.95.8 (2.4)
* 1.95.7 (2.3)
Optik
-----
- Web site
:Web site:
http://optik.sourceforge.net/
- Standard library name
:Standard library name:
optparse
- Contact person
:Contact person:
Greg Ward
- Synchronisation history
:Synchronisation history:
* 1.5.1 (2.5)
* 1.5a1 (2.4)
* 1.4 (2.3)
@ -105,13 +109,14 @@ Optik
pysqlite
--------
- Web site
:Web site:
http://www.sqlite.org/
- Standard library name
:Standard library name:
sqlite3
- Contact person
:Contact person:
Gerhard Häring
- Synchronisation history
:Synchronisation history:
* 2.2.2 (2.5)
Bugs should be reported to the pysqlite bug
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This document has been placed in the public domain.
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