Bugs item #1228830, was opened at 2005-06-28 03:53 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1228830&group_id=5470
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Documentation Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Brian vdB (brianvanden) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: update to 7.15 zlib & 7.18.1 ZipFile Objects docs Initial Comment: At present, the zlib docs say: "1.1.3 has a security vulnerability, so we recommend using 1.1.4 or later." http://docs.python.org/lib/module-zlib.html But, the zlib home page says: "Version 1.2.2 eliminates a potential security vulnerability in zlib 1.2.1, so all users of 1.2.1 should upgrade immediately. The following important fixes are provided in zlib 1.2.2" http://www.gzip.org/zlib/ So, I suggest the text of the Python docs should be altered to read: Version 1.2.1 has a security vulnerability, so we recommend using 1.2.2 or later. NB I only know what I read on the zlib home page, so I've no particuliar domain knowledge. While I am at it, the docs for both zlib and zipfile.Zipfile could be a bit more explicit that zlib is a 3rd party module not included with Python and unlikely to present on a Windows box. I suggest that the current zlib docs "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 http://www.gzip.org/zlib/."; http://docs.python.org/lib/module-zlib.html be changed to: For applications that require data compression, the functions in this module allow compression and decompression, using the third-party zlib library. The zlib library can be downloaded from http://www.gzip.org/zlib/. and the Zipfile docs: "If ZIP_DEFLATED is specified but the zlib module is not available, RuntimeError is also raised." http://docs.python.org/lib/zipfile-objects.html be changed to: If ZIP_DEFLATED is specified and the third-party zlib module is not available, RuntimeError is also raised. Thanks, and best, Brian vdB ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1228830&group_id=5470 _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
