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Title: Incorrect in referring to ISO as "International Standards Organization"
Type: Stage: resolved
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 3.7, Python 3.6, Python 3.5, Python 2.7
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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: docs@python Nosy List: Mariatta, docs@python, louielu, sifusam, terry.reedy
Priority: normal Keywords: easy

Created on 2017-04-27 02:50 by sifusam, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Pull Requests
URL Status Linked Edit
PR 1312 merged sifusam, 2017-04-27 04:43
PR 1313 merged Mariatta, 2017-04-27 05:16
PR 1314 merged Mariatta, 2017-04-27 05:16
PR 1315 merged Mariatta, 2017-04-27 05:16
Messages (8)
msg292389 - (view) Author: Jesse Gonzalez (sifusam) * Date: 2017-04-27 02:50
When reviewing the Unicode HOWTO, I found a reference to ISO as "International Standards Organization", which should instead read "International Organization for Standardization".

https://www.iso.org/home.html
msg292390 - (view) Author: Louie Lu (louielu) * Date: 2017-04-27 02:53
Add the link: 

Python 3: https://docs.python.org/3/howto/unicode.html
Python 2: https://docs.python.org/2/howto/unicode.html

Both of 2 and 3 howto unicode use "International Standards Organization"


Jesse, would you like to create a PR for this?
msg292399 - (view) Author: Jesse Gonzalez (sifusam) * Date: 2017-04-27 04:54
PR created. CLA signed, but indicates otherwise in my account details.
msg292400 - (view) Author: Mariatta (Mariatta) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-04-27 05:18
New changeset 33a5568f69301562d536852d12b9e03cd8dfc3a4 by Mariatta in branch '3.6':
[3.6] bpo-30182: Use the correct name for ISO in Unicode HOWTO. (GH-1312) (GH-1313)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/33a5568f69301562d536852d12b9e03cd8dfc3a4
msg292401 - (view) Author: Mariatta (Mariatta) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-04-27 05:19
New changeset c4dfe2537fee970dc1bf3eb4fc2a3e007b36531c by Mariatta in branch '3.5':
[3.5] bpo-30182: Use the correct name for ISO in Unicode HOWTO. (GH-1312) (GH-1314)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/c4dfe2537fee970dc1bf3eb4fc2a3e007b36531c
msg292402 - (view) Author: Mariatta (Mariatta) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-04-27 05:25
New changeset 24404b4c92fc4195422c38563d0c6204fa7b16b1 by Mariatta in branch '2.7':
[2.7] bpo-30182: Use the correct name for ISO in Unicode HOWTO. (GH-1312). (#1315)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/24404b4c92fc4195422c38563d0c6204fa7b16b1
msg292403 - (view) Author: Mariatta (Mariatta) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-04-27 05:26
Thanks :)
msg292404 - (view) Author: Terry J. Reedy (terry.reedy) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-04-27 05:45
Since I had the same wrong idea, I dug further into the site.
The explanation is at https://www.iso.org/about-us.html
'''
It's all in the name

Because 'International Organization for Standardization' would have different acronyms in different languages (IOS in English, OIN in French for Organisation internationale de normalisation), our founders decided to give it the short form ISO. ISO is derived from the Greek isos, meaning equal. Whatever the country, whatever the language, we are always ISO.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:58:45adminsetgithub: 74368
2017-04-27 05:45:36terry.reedysetnosy: + terry.reedy
messages: + msg292404
2017-04-27 05:26:28Mariattasetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: fixed
messages: + msg292403

stage: needs patch -> resolved
2017-04-27 05:25:42Mariattasetmessages: + msg292402
2017-04-27 05:19:11Mariattasetmessages: + msg292401
2017-04-27 05:18:55Mariattasetnosy: + Mariatta
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2017-04-27 05:16:45Mariattasetpull_requests: + pull_request1422
2017-04-27 05:16:39Mariattasetpull_requests: + pull_request1421
2017-04-27 05:16:32Mariattasetpull_requests: + pull_request1420
2017-04-27 04:54:01sifusamsetmessages: + msg292399
2017-04-27 04:43:32sifusamsetpull_requests: + pull_request1419
2017-04-27 03:43:28Mariattasetkeywords: + easy
stage: needs patch
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2017-04-27 02:53:18louielusetnosy: + louielu

messages: + msg292390
versions: + Python 2.7, Python 3.7
2017-04-27 02:50:12sifusamcreate