Commit 2330e9ee authored by Andrew M. Kuchling's avatar Andrew M. Kuchling

From c.l.py comments: link to zlib manual, and disclaim completeness

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For applications that require data compression, the functions in this
module allow compression and decompression, using the zlib library.
The zlib library has its own home page at \url{http://www.gzip.org/zlib/}.
The zlib library has its own home page at \url{http://www.zlib.net}.
There are known incompatibilities between the Python module and
versions of the zlib library earlier than 1.1.3; 1.1.3 has a security
vulnerability, so we recommend using 1.1.4 or later.
zlib's functions have many options and often need to be used in a
particular order. This documentation doesn't attempt to cover all of
the permutations; consult the zlib manual at
\url{http://www.zlib.net/manual.html} for authoritative information.
The available exception and functions in this module are:
\begin{excdesc}{error}
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\begin{seealso}
\seemodule{gzip}{Reading and writing \program{gzip}-format files.}
\seeurl{http://www.gzip.org/zlib/}{The zlib library home page.}
\seeurl{http://www.zlib.net}{The zlib library home page.}
\seeurl{http://www.zlib.net/manual.html}{The zlib manual explains
the semantics and usage of the library's many functions.}
\end{seealso}
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