correct typo; document sys.platform

gvanrossum · gvanrossum · commit 6b686e94a1b7 · 1995-07-07T23:00:35.000Z
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsys.tex b/Doc/lib/libsys.tex
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \section{Built-in Module \sectcode{sys}}
   This value is not actually defined by the module, but can be set by
   the user (or by a program) to specify a clean-up action at program
   exit.  When set, it should be a parameterless function.  This function
-  will be called when the interpreter exits in any way (except not when a
+  will be called when the interpreter exits in any way (except when a
   fatal error occurs: in that case the interpreter's internal state
   cannot be trusted).
 \end{datadesc}
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ \section{Built-in Module \sectcode{sys}}
   installation-dependent default.
 \end{datadesc}
 
+\begin{datadesc}{platform}
+This string contains a platform identifier.  This can be used to
+append platform-specific components to \code{sys.path}, for instance.
+\end{datadesc}
+
 \begin{datadesc}{ps1}
 \dataline{ps2}
   Strings specifying the primary and secondary prompt of the
diff --git a/Doc/libsys.tex b/Doc/libsys.tex
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \section{Built-in Module \sectcode{sys}}
   This value is not actually defined by the module, but can be set by
   the user (or by a program) to specify a clean-up action at program
   exit.  When set, it should be a parameterless function.  This function
-  will be called when the interpreter exits in any way (except not when a
+  will be called when the interpreter exits in any way (except when a
   fatal error occurs: in that case the interpreter's internal state
   cannot be trusted).
 \end{datadesc}
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ \section{Built-in Module \sectcode{sys}}
   installation-dependent default.
 \end{datadesc}
 
+\begin{datadesc}{platform}
+This string contains a platform identifier.  This can be used to
+append platform-specific components to \code{sys.path}, for instance.
+\end{datadesc}
+
 \begin{datadesc}{ps1}
 \dataline{ps2}
   Strings specifying the primary and secondary prompt of the
