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    #9223: link to Command class reference, and move Command interface docs nearer to class docs.
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Doc/Makefile

@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ dist:
 	# archive the A4 latex
 	-rm -r build/latex
 	make latex PAPER=a4
+	-sed -i 's/makeindex/makeindex -q/' build/latex/Makefile
 	(cd build/latex; make clean && make all-pdf && make FMT=pdf zip bz2)
 	cp build/latex/docs-pdf.zip dist/python-$(DISTVERSION)-docs-pdf-a4.zip
 	cp build/latex/docs-pdf.tar.bz2 dist/python-$(DISTVERSION)-docs-pdf-a4.tar.bz2
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ dist:
 	# archive the letter latex
 	rm -r build/latex
 	make latex PAPER=letter
+	-sed -i 's/makeindex/makeindex -q/' build/latex/Makefile
 	(cd build/latex; make clean && make all-pdf && make FMT=pdf zip bz2)
 	cp build/latex/docs-pdf.zip dist/python-$(DISTVERSION)-docs-pdf-letter.zip
 	cp build/latex/docs-pdf.tar.bz2 dist/python-$(DISTVERSION)-docs-pdf-letter.tar.bz2

Doc/distutils/apiref.rst

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ setup script). Indirectly provides the  :class:`distutils.dist.Distribution` and
 .. function:: setup(arguments)
 
    The basic do-everything function that does most everything you could ever ask
-   for from a Distutils method. See XXXXX
+   for from a Distutils method.
 
    The setup function takes a large number of arguments. These are laid out in the
    following table.

Doc/distutils/extending.rst

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ want to modify existing commands; many simply add a few file extensions that
 should be copied into packages in addition to :file:`.py` files as a
 convenience.
 
-Most distutils command implementations are subclasses of the :class:`Command`
-class from :mod:`distutils.cmd`.  New commands may directly inherit from
+Most distutils command implementations are subclasses of the
+:class:`distutils.cmd.Command` class.  New commands may directly inherit from
 :class:`Command`, while replacements often derive from :class:`Command`
 indirectly, directly subclassing the command they are replacing.  Commands are
 required to derive from :class:`Command`.

Doc/glossary.rst

@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ Glossary
       must be a duck.")  By emphasizing interfaces rather than specific types,
       well-designed code improves its flexibility by allowing polymorphic
       substitution.  Duck-typing avoids tests using :func:`type` or
-      :func:`isinstance`. (Note, however, that duck-typing can be complemented
-      with abstract base classes.) Instead, it typically employs :func:`hasattr`
-      tests or :term:`EAFP` programming.
+      :func:`isinstance`.  (Note, however, that duck-typing can be complemented
+      with :term:`abstract base class`\ es.)  Instead, it typically employs
+      :func:`hasattr` tests or :term:`EAFP` programming.
 
    EAFP
       Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.  This common Python coding

Doc/library/datetime.rst

@@ -235,6 +235,14 @@ Supported operations:
 | ``abs(t)``                     | equivalent to +\ *t* when ``t.days >= 0``, and|
 |                                | to -*t* when ``t.days < 0``. (2)              |
 +--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| ``str(t)``                     | Returns a string in the form                  |
+|                                | ``[D day[s], ][H]H:MM:SS[.UUUUUU]``, where D  |
+|                                | is negative for negative ``t``. (5)           |
++--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
+| ``repr(t)``                    | Returns a string in the form                  |
+|                                | ``datetime.timedelta(D[, S[, U]])``, where D  |
+|                                | is negative for negative ``t``. (5)           |
++--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
 
 Notes:
 
@@ -250,6 +258,16 @@ Notes:
 (4)
    -*timedelta.max* is not representable as a :class:`timedelta` object.
 
+(5)
+  String representations of :class:`timedelta` objects are normalized
+  similarly to their internal representation.  This leads to somewhat
+  unusual results for negative timedeltas.  For example:
+
+  >>> timedelta(hours=-5)
+  datetime.timedelta(-1, 68400)
+  >>> print(_)
+  -1 day, 19:00:00
+
 In addition to the operations listed above :class:`timedelta` objects support
 certain additions and subtractions with :class:`date` and :class:`datetime`
 objects (see below).