Convert some XXXs. More to come.

src/BTrees/BTreeTemplate.c

@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ BTree_newBucket(BTree *self)
     factory = PyObject_GetAttr((PyObject *)self->ob_type, _bucket_type_str);
     if (factory == NULL)
 	return NULL;
-    /* XXX Should we check that the factory actually returns something
+    /* TODO: Should we check that the factory actually returns something
        of the appropriate type? How?  The C code here is going to
        depend on any custom bucket type having the same layout at the
        C level.
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ BTree_lastBucket(BTree *self)
     Bucket *result;
 
     UNLESS (self->data && self->len) {
-        IndexError(-1); /*XXX*/
+        IndexError(-1); /* is this the best action to take? */
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -1783,9 +1783,9 @@ BTree_iteritems(BTree *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
 /* End of iterator support. */
 
 
-/* XXX Even though the _firstbucket attribute is read-only, a program
-   could probably do arbitrary damage to a the btree internals.  For
-   example, it could call clear() on a bucket inside a BTree.
+/* Caution:  Even though the _firstbucket attribute is read-only, a program
+   could do arbitrary damage to the btree internals.  For example, it could
+   call clear() on a bucket inside a BTree.
 
    We need to decide if the convenience for inspecting BTrees is worth
    the risk.

src/BTrees/BucketTemplate.c

@@ -1415,9 +1415,9 @@ bucket__p_resolveConflict(Bucket *self, PyObject *args)
 }
 #endif
 
-/* XXX Even though the _next attribute is read-only, a program could
-   probably do arbitrary damage to a the btree internals.  For
-   example, it could call clear() on a bucket inside a BTree.
+/* Caution:  Even though the _next attribute is read-only, a program could
+   do arbitrary damage to the btree internals.  For example, it could call
+   clear() on a bucket inside a BTree.
 
    We need to decide if the convenience for inspecting BTrees is worth
    the risk.

src/ZEO/ClientStorage.py

@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class ClientStorage(object):
         # _seriald: _check_serials() moves from _serials to _seriald,
         #           which maps oid to serialno
 
-        # XXX If serial number matches transaction id, then there is
+        # TODO:  If serial number matches transaction id, then there is
         # no need to have all this extra infrastructure for handling
         # serial numbers.  The vote call can just return the tid.
         # If there is a conflict error, we can't have a special method
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class ClientStorage(object):
         else:
             cache_path = None
         self._cache = self.ClientCacheClass(cache_path, size=cache_size)
-        # XXX When should it be opened?
+        # TODO:  maybe there's a better time to open the cache?  Unclear.
         self._cache.open()
 
         self._rpc_mgr = self.ConnectionManagerClass(addr, self,
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ class ClientStorage(object):
         exception raised by register() is passed through.
         """
         log2("Testing connection %r" % conn)
-        # XXX Check the protocol version here?
+        # TODO:  Should we check the protocol version here?
         self._conn_is_read_only = 0
         stub = self.StorageServerStubClass(conn)
 
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ class ClientStorage(object):
             # this method before it was stopped.
             return
 
-        # XXX would like to report whether we get a read-only connection
+        # TODO:  report whether we get a read-only connection.
         if self._connection is not None:
             reconnect = 1
         else:
@@ -597,8 +597,8 @@ class ClientStorage(object):
         self._pickler = cPickle.Pickler(self._tfile, 1)
         self._pickler.fast = 1 # Don't use the memo
 
-        # XXX should batch these operations for efficiency
-        # XXX need to acquire lock...
+        # TODO:  should batch these operations for efficiency; would need
+        # to acquire lock ...
         for oid, tid, version in self._cache.contents():
             server.verify(oid, version, tid)
         self._pending_server = server
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ class ClientStorage(object):
 
     def __len__(self):
         """Return the size of the storage."""
-        # XXX Where is this used?
+        # TODO:  Is this method used?
         return self._info['length']
 
     def getName(self):
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ class ClientStorage(object):
         # versions of ZODB, you'd get a conflict error if you tried to
         # commit a transaction with the cached data.
 
-        # XXX If we could guarantee that ZODB gave the right answer,
+        # If we could guarantee that ZODB gave the right answer,
         # we could just invalidate the version data.
         for oid in oids:
             self._tbuf.invalidate(oid, '')
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ class ClientStorage(object):
             # doesn't use the _load_lock, so it is possble to overlap
             # this load with an invalidation for the same object.
 
-            # XXX If we call again, we're guaranteed to get the
+            # If we call again, we're guaranteed to get the
             # post-invalidation data.  But if the data is still
             # current, we'll still get end == None.
 
@@ -857,8 +857,8 @@ class ClientStorage(object):
         days -- a number of days to subtract from the pack time;
             defaults to zero.
         """
-        # XXX Is it okay that read-only connections allow pack()?
-        # rf argument ignored; server will provide it's own implementation
+        # TODO: Is it okay that read-only connections allow pack()?
+        # rf argument ignored; server will provide its own implementation
         if t is None:
             t = time.time()
         t = t - (days * 86400)
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ class ClientStorage(object):
 
     def _check_serials(self):
         """Internal helper to move data from _serials to _seriald."""
-        # XXX serials are always going to be the same, the only
+        # serials are always going to be the same, the only
         # question is whether an exception has been raised.
         if self._serials:
             l = len(self._serials)
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ class ClientStorage(object):
         if txn is not self._transaction:
             return
         try:
-            # XXX Are there any transactions that should prevent an
+            # Caution:  Are there any exceptions that should prevent an
             # abort from occurring?  It seems wrong to swallow them
             # all, yet you want to be sure that other abort logic is
             # executed regardless.
@@ -991,8 +991,7 @@ class ClientStorage(object):
         """
         # Must be called with _lock already acquired.
 
-        # XXX not sure why _update_cache() would be called on
-        # a closed storage.
+        # Not sure why _update_cache() would be called on a closed storage.
         if self._cache is None:
             return
 
@@ -1063,7 +1062,8 @@ class ClientStorage(object):
         # Invalidation as result of verify_cache().
         # Queue an invalidate for the end the verification procedure.
         if self._pickler is None:
-            # XXX This should never happen
+            # This should never happen.  TODO:  assert it doesn't, or log
+            # if it does.
             return
         self._pickler.dump(args)
 

src/ZEO/auth/auth_digest.py

@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ security requirements are quite different as a result.  The HTTP
 protocol uses a nonce as a challenge.  The ZEO protocol requires a
 separate session key that is used for message authentication.  We
 generate a second nonce for this purpose; the hash of nonce and
-user/realm/password is used as the session key.  XXX I'm not sure if
-this is a sound approach; SRP would be preferred.
+user/realm/password is used as the session key.
+
+TODO: I'm not sure if this is a sound approach; SRP would be preferred.
 """
 
 import os

src/ZEO/cache.py

@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class ClientCache:
             self._trace(0x24, oid, tid)
             return
         lo, hi = L[i-1]
-        # XXX lo should always be less than tid
+        # lo should always be less than tid
         if not lo < tid <= hi:
             self._trace(0x24, oid, tid)
             return None
@@ -361,12 +361,13 @@ class ClientCache:
         del self.current[oid]   # because we no longer have current data
 
         # Update the end_tid half of oid's validity range on disk.
-        # XXX Want to fetch object without marking it as accessed
+        # TODO: Want to fetch object without marking it as accessed.
         o = self.fc.access((oid, cur_tid))
         assert o is not None
         assert o.end_tid is None  # i.e., o was current
         if o is None:
-            # XXX is this possible? (doubt it; added an assert just above)
+            # TODO:  Since we asserted o is not None above, this block
+            # should be removing; waiting on time to prove it can't happen.
             return
         o.end_tid = tid
         self.fc.update(o)   # record the new end_tid on disk
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ class ClientCache:
     ##
     # Return the number of object revisions in the cache.
     #
-    # XXX just return len(self.cache)?
+    # Or maybe better to just return len(self.cache)?  Needs clearer use case.
     def __len__(self):
         n = len(self.current) + len(self.version)
         if self.noncurrent:
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ class ClientCache:
     # cache.  This generator is used by cache verification.
 
     def contents(self):
-        # XXX May need to materialize list instead of iterating,
+        # May need to materialize list instead of iterating;
         # depends on whether the caller may change the cache.
         for o in self.fc:
             oid, tid = o.key
@@ -993,7 +994,7 @@ class FileCache(object):
         # header to update the in-memory data structures held by
         # ClientCache.
 
-        # XXX Or we could just keep the header in memory at all times.
+        # We could instead just keep the header in memory at all times.
 
         e = self.key2entry.pop(key, None)
         if e is None:

src/ZEO/tests/Cache.py

@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ class TransUndoStorageWithCache:
 
         info = self._storage.undoInfo()
         if not info:
-            # XXX perhaps we have an old storage implementation that
-            # does do the negative nonsense
+            # Preserved this comment, but don't understand it:
+            # "Perhaps we have an old storage implementation that
+            #  does do the negative nonsense."
             info = self._storage.undoInfo(0, 20)
         tid = info[0]['id']
 

src/ZEO/tests/CommitLockTests.py

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class CommitLockTests:
 
     def _duplicate_client(self):
         "Open another ClientStorage to the same server."
-        # XXX argh it's hard to find the actual address
+        # It's hard to find the actual address.
         # The rpc mgr addr attribute is a list.  Each element in the
         # list is a socket domain (AF_INET, AF_UNIX, etc.) and an
         # address.

src/ZEO/tests/ConnectionTests.py

@@ -261,8 +261,7 @@ class ConnectionTests(CommonSetupTearDown):
         self._storage.close()
 
     def checkMultipleServers(self):
-        # XXX crude test at first -- just start two servers and do a
-        # commit at each one.
+        # Crude test-- just start two servers and do a commit at each one.
 
         self._newAddr()
         self._storage = self.openClientStorage('test', 100000)
@@ -334,7 +333,7 @@ class ConnectionTests(CommonSetupTearDown):
         self.assertRaises(ReadOnlyError, self._dostore)
         self._storage.close()
 
-    # XXX Compare checkReconnectXXX() here to checkReconnection()
+    # TODO:  Compare checkReconnectXXX() here to checkReconnection()
     # further down.  Is the code here hopelessly naive, or is
     # checkReconnection() overwrought?
 
@@ -535,13 +534,6 @@ class ConnectionTests(CommonSetupTearDown):
     def checkReconnection(self):
         # Check that the client reconnects when a server restarts.
 
-        # XXX Seem to get occasional errors that look like this:
-        # File ZEO/zrpc2.py, line 217, in handle_request
-        # File ZEO/StorageServer.py, line 325, in storea
-        # File ZEO/StorageServer.py, line 209, in _check_tid
-        # StorageTransactionError: (None, <tid>)
-        # could system reconnect and continue old transaction?
-
         self._storage = self.openClientStorage()
         oid = self._storage.new_oid()
         obj = MinPO(12)
@@ -609,7 +601,7 @@ class ConnectionTests(CommonSetupTearDown):
     # transaction.  This is not really a connection test, but it needs
     # about the same infrastructure (several storage servers).
 
-    # XXX WARNING: with the current ZEO code, this occasionally fails.
+    # TODO: with the current ZEO code, this occasionally fails.
     # That's the point of this test. :-)
 
     def NOcheckMultiStorageTransaction(self):

src/ZEO/zrpc/client.py

@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ class ConnectionManager(object):
         # be started in a child process after a fork.  Regardless,
         # it's good to be defensive.
 
-        # XXX need each connection started with async==0 to have a
-        # callback
+        # We need each connection started with async==0 to have a
+        # callback.
         log("CM.set_async(%s)" % repr(map), level=logging.DEBUG)
         if not self.closed and self.trigger is None:
             log("CM.set_async(): first call")
             self.trigger = trigger()
-            self.thr_async = 1 # XXX needs to be set on the Connection
+            self.thr_async = 1 # needs to be set on the Connection
 
     def attempt_connect(self):
         """Attempt a connection to the server without blocking too long.
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ class ConnectionManager(object):
         finishes quickly.
         """
 
-        # XXX Will a single attempt take too long?
-        # XXX Answer: it depends -- normally, you'll connect or get a
+        # Will a single attempt take too long?
+        # Answer:  it depends -- normally, you'll connect or get a
         # connection refused error very quickly.  Packet-eating
         # firewalls and other mishaps may cause the connect to take a
         # long time to time out though.  It's also possible that you
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class ConnectionManager(object):
 # to the errno value(s) expected if the connect succeeds *or* if it's
 # already connected (our code can attempt redundant connects).
 if hasattr(errno, "WSAEWOULDBLOCK"):    # Windows
-    # XXX The official Winsock docs claim that WSAEALREADY should be
+    # Caution:  The official Winsock docs claim that WSAEALREADY should be
     # treated as yet another "in progress" indicator, but we've never
     # seen this.
     _CONNECT_IN_PROGRESS = (errno.WSAEWOULDBLOCK,)
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class ConnectThread(threading.Thread):
         delay = self.tmin
         success = 0
         # Don't wait too long the first time.
-        # XXX make timeout configurable?
+        # TODO: make timeout configurable?
         attempt_timeout = 5
         while not self.stopped:
             success = self.try_connecting(attempt_timeout)
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ class ConnectThread(threading.Thread):
                 log("CT: select() %d, %d, %d" % tuple(map(len, (r,w,x))))
             except select.error, msg:
                 log("CT: select failed; msg=%s" % str(msg),
-                    level=logging.WARNING) # XXX Is this the right level?
+                    level=logging.WARNING)
                 continue
             # Exceptable wrappers are in trouble; close these suckers
             for wrap in x:
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ class ConnectThread(threading.Thread):
             assert wrap.state == "closed"
             del wrappers[wrap]
 
-            # XXX should check deadline
+            # TODO: should check deadline
 
 
 class ConnectWrapper:
@@ -520,8 +520,7 @@ class ConnectWrapper:
         self.preferred = 0
         if self.conn is not None:
             # Closing the ZRPC connection will eventually close the
-            # socket, somewhere in asyncore.
-            # XXX Why do we care? --Guido
+            # socket, somewhere in asyncore.  Guido asks: Why do we care?
             self.conn.close()
             self.conn = None
         if self.sock is not None:

src/ZEO/zrpc/connection.py

@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class Connection(smac.SizedMessageAsyncConnection, object):
         self.close()
 
     def check_method(self, name):
-        # XXX Is this sufficient "security" for now?
+        # TODO:  This is hardly "secure".
         if name.startswith('_'):
             return None
         return hasattr(self.obj, name)
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ class Connection(smac.SizedMessageAsyncConnection, object):
     def _prepare_async(self):
         self.thr_async = False
         ThreadedAsync.register_loop_callback(self.set_async)
-        # XXX If we are not in async mode, this will cause dead
+        # TODO:  If we are not in async mode, this will cause dead
         # Connections to be leaked.
 
     def set_async(self, map):
@@ -642,9 +642,9 @@ class Connection(smac.SizedMessageAsyncConnection, object):
                 # loop is only intended to make sure all incoming data is
                 # returned.
 
-                # XXX What if the server sends a lot of invalidations,
-                # such that pending never finishes?  Seems unlikely, but
-                # not impossible.
+                # Insecurity:  What if the server sends a lot of
+                # invalidations, such that pending never finishes?  Seems
+                # unlikely, but possible.
                 timeout = 0
             if r:
                 try:
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ class ManagedClientConnection(Connection):
         return 0
 
     def is_async(self):
-        # XXX could the check_mgr_async() be avoided on each test?
+        # TODO: could the check_mgr_async() be avoided on each test?
         if self.thr_async:
             return 1
         return self.check_mgr_async()

src/ZODB/BaseStorage.py

@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class BaseStorage(UndoLogCompatible):
     def loadBefore(self, oid, tid):
         """Return most recent revision of oid before tid committed."""
 
-        # XXX Is it okay for loadBefore() to return current data?
+        # Unsure: Is it okay for loadBefore() to return current data?
         # There doesn't seem to be a good reason to forbid it, even
         # though the typical use of this method will never find
         # current data.  But maybe we should call it loadByTid()?
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class BaseStorage(UndoLogCompatible):
 
             # Note: history() returns the most recent record first.
 
-            # XXX The filter argument to history() only appears to be
+            # TODO: The filter argument to history() only appears to be
             # supported by FileStorage.  Perhaps it shouldn't be used.
             L = self.history(oid, "", n, lambda d: not d["version"])
             if not L:

src/ZODB/Connection.py

@@ -95,16 +95,16 @@ class Connection(ExportImport, object):
     The Connection manages movement of objects in and out of object
     storage.
 
-    XXX We should document an intended API for using a Connection via
+    TODO:  We should document an intended API for using a Connection via
     multiple threads.
 
-    XXX We should explain that the Connection has a cache and that
+    TODO:  We should explain that the Connection has a cache and that
     multiple calls to get() will return a reference to the same
     object, provided that one of the earlier objects is still
     referenced.  Object identity is preserved within a connection, but
     not across connections.
 
-    XXX Mention the database pool.
+    TODO:  Mention the database pool.
 
     A database connection always presents a consistent view of the
     objects in the database, although it may not always present the
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ class Connection(ExportImport, object):
             # Caches for versions end up empty if the version
             # is not used for a while. Non-version caches
             # keep their content indefinitely.
-
-            # XXX Why do we want version caches to behave this way?
+            # Unclear:  Why do we want version caches to behave this way?
 
             self._cache.cache_drain_resistance = 100
         self._committed = []
@@ -221,12 +220,11 @@ class Connection(ExportImport, object):
         # from a single transaction should be applied atomically, so
         # the lock must be held when reading _invalidated.
 
-        # XXX It sucks that we have to hold the lock to read
-        # _invalidated.  Normally, _invalidated is written by calling
-        # dict.update, which will execute atomically by virtue of the
-        # GIL.  But some storage might generate oids where hash or
-        # compare invokes Python code.  In that case, the GIL can't
-        # save us.
+        # It sucks that we have to hold the lock to read _invalidated. 
+        # Normally, _invalidated is written by calling dict.update, which
+        # will execute atomically by virtue of the GIL.  But some storage
+        # might generate oids where hash or compare invokes Python code.  In
+        # that case, the GIL can't save us.
         self._inv_lock = threading.Lock()
         self._invalidated = d = {}
         self._invalid = d.has_key
@@ -329,7 +327,6 @@ class Connection(ExportImport, object):
           - `ConnectionStateError`:  if the connection is closed.
         """
         if self._storage is None:
-            # XXX Should this be a ZODB-specific exception?
             raise ConnectionStateError("The database connection is closed")
 
         obj = self._cache.get(oid, None)
@@ -424,7 +421,7 @@ class Connection(ExportImport, object):
              register for afterCompletion() calls.
         """
 
-        # XXX Why do we go to all the trouble of setting _db and
+        # TODO:  Why do we go to all the trouble of setting _db and
         # other attributes on open and clearing them on close?
         # A Connection is only ever associated with a single DB
         # and Storage.
@@ -478,14 +475,13 @@ class Connection(ExportImport, object):
 
         self._tpc_cleanup()
 
-    # XXX should there be a way to call incrgc directly?
-    # perhaps "full sweep" should do that?
+    # Should there be a way to call incrgc directly?
+    # Perhaps "full sweep" should do that?
 
-    # XXX we should test what happens when these methods are called
+    # TODO: we should test what happens when these methods are called
     # mid-transaction.
 
     def cacheFullSweep(self, dt=None):
-        # XXX needs doc string
         deprecated36("cacheFullSweep is deprecated. "
                      "Use cacheMinimize instead.")
         if dt is None:
@@ -581,7 +577,8 @@ class Connection(ExportImport, object):
 
     def commit(self, transaction):
         if self._import:
-            # XXX eh?
+            # TODO:  This code seems important for Zope, but needs docs
+            # to explain why.
             self._importDuringCommit(transaction, *self._import)
             self._import = None
 
@@ -647,7 +644,7 @@ class Connection(ExportImport, object):
                 self._cache[oid] = obj
             except:
                 # Dang, I bet it's wrapped:
-                # XXX Deprecate, then remove, this.
+                # TODO:  Deprecate, then remove, this.
                 if hasattr(obj, 'aq_base'):
                     self._cache[oid] = obj.aq_base
                 else:
@@ -776,7 +773,7 @@ class Connection(ExportImport, object):
             # directly.  That is no longer allowed, but we need to
             # provide support for old code that still does it.
 
-            # XXX The actual complaint here is that an object without
+            # The actual complaint here is that an object without
             # an oid is being registered.  I can't think of any way to
             # achieve that without assignment to _p_jar.  If there is
             # a way, this will be a very confusing warning.
@@ -922,7 +919,7 @@ class Connection(ExportImport, object):
     def oldstate(self, obj, tid):
         """Return copy of obj that was written by tid.
 
-        XXX The returned object does not have the typical metadata
+        The returned object does not have the typical metadata
         (_p_jar, _p_oid, _p_serial) set.  I'm not sure how references
         to other peristent objects are handled.
 

src/ZODB/DB.py

@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ class DB(object):
                 # Just let the connection go.
 
                 # We need to break circular refs to make it really go.
-                # XXX What objects are involved in the cycle?
+                # TODO:  Figure out exactly which objects are involved in the
+                # cycle.
                 connection.__dict__.clear()
                 return
             pool.repush(connection)
@@ -713,9 +714,8 @@ class ResourceManager(object):
         return "%s:%s" % (self._db._storage.sortKey(), id(self))
 
     def tpc_begin(self, txn, sub=False):
-        # XXX we should never be called with sub=True.
         if sub:
-            raise ValueError, "doesn't supoprt sub-transactions"
+            raise ValueError("doesn't support sub-transactions")
         self._db._storage.tpc_begin(txn)
 
     # The object registers itself with the txn manager, so the ob

src/ZODB/DemoStorage.py

@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class DemoStorage(BaseStorage.BaseStorage):
             last = first - last + 1
         self._lock_acquire()
         try:
-            # XXX Shouldn't this be sorted?
+            # Unsure:  shouldn we sort this?
             transactions = self._data.items()
             pos = len(transactions)
             r = []
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ class DemoStorage(BaseStorage.BaseStorage):
             index, vindex = self._build_indexes(stop)
 
 
-            # XXX This packing algorithm is flawed. It ignores
+            # TODO:  This packing algorithm is flawed. It ignores
             # references from non-current records after the pack
             # time.
 

src/ZODB/FileStorage/FileStorage.py

@@ -700,9 +700,10 @@ class FileStorage(BaseStorage.BaseStorage,
         # Else oid's data record contains the data, and the file offset of
         # oid's data record is returned.  This data record should contain
         # a pickle identical to the 'data' argument.
-        # XXX If the length of the stored data doesn't match len(data),
-        # XXX an exception is raised.  If the lengths match but the data
-        # XXX isn't the same, 0 is returned.  Why the discrepancy?
+
+        # Unclear:  If the length of the stored data doesn't match len(data),
+        # an exception is raised.  If the lengths match but the data isn't
+        # the same, 0 is returned.  Why the discrepancy?
         self._file.seek(tpos)
         h = self._file.read(TRANS_HDR_LEN)
         tid, tl, status, ul, dl, el = unpack(TRANS_HDR, h)
@@ -820,7 +821,7 @@ class FileStorage(BaseStorage.BaseStorage,
         if h.version:
             return h.pnv
         if h.back:
-            # XXX Not sure the following is always true:
+            # TODO:  Not sure the following is always true:
             # The previous record is not for this version, yet we
             # have a backpointer to it.  The current record must
             # be an undo of an abort or commit, so the backpointer
@@ -1175,8 +1176,8 @@ class FileStorage(BaseStorage.BaseStorage,
                     new.setVersion(v, snv, vprev)
                     self._tvindex[v] = here
 
-                # XXX This seek shouldn't be necessary, but some other
-                # bit of code is messig with the file pointer.
+                # TODO:  This seek shouldn't be necessary, but some other
+                # bit of code is messing with the file pointer.
                 assert self._tfile.tell() == here - base, (here, base,
                                                            self._tfile.tell())
                 self._tfile.write(new.asString())
@@ -1857,7 +1858,7 @@ class FileIterator(Iterator, FileStorageFormatter):
 
     def next(self, index=0):
         if self._file is None:
-            # A closed iterator.  XXX: Is IOError the best we can do?  For
+            # A closed iterator.  Is IOError the best we can do?  For
             # now, mimic a read on a closed file.
             raise IOError, 'iterator is closed'
 
@@ -1988,8 +1989,8 @@ class RecordIterator(Iterator, BaseStorage.TransactionRecord,
                     data = None
                 else:
                     data, tid = self._loadBackTxn(h.oid, h.back, False)
-                    # XXX looks like this only goes one link back, should
-                    # it go to the original data like BDBFullStorage?
+                    # Caution:  :ooks like this only goes one link back.
+                    # Should it go to the original data like BDBFullStorage?
                     prev_txn = self.getTxnFromData(h.oid, h.back)
 
             r = Record(h.oid, h.tid, h.version, data, prev_txn, pos)

src/ZODB/FileStorage/fsdump.py

@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ def fsdump(path, file=None, with_offset=1):
                 version = ""
 
             if rec.data_txn:
-                # XXX It would be nice to print the transaction number
-                # (i) but it would be too expensive to keep track of.
+                # It would be nice to print the transaction number
+                # (i) but it would be expensive to keep track of.
                 bp = " bp=%016x" % u64(rec.data_txn)
             else:
                 bp = ""
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def fmt(p64):
 class Dumper:
     """A very verbose dumper for debuggin FileStorage problems."""
 
-    # XXX Should revise this class to use FileStorageFormatter.
+    # TODO:  Should revise this class to use FileStorageFormatter.
 
     def __init__(self, path, dest=None):
         self.file = open(path, "rb")

src/ZODB/FileStorage/fspack.py

@@ -82,9 +82,10 @@ class DataCopier(FileStorageFormatter):
         # Else oid's data record contains the data, and the file offset of
         # oid's data record is returned.  This data record should contain
         # a pickle identical to the 'data' argument.
-        # XXX If the length of the stored data doesn't match len(data),
-        # XXX an exception is raised.  If the lengths match but the data
-        # XXX isn't the same, 0 is returned.  Why the discrepancy?
+
+        # Unclear:  If the length of the stored data doesn't match len(data),
+        # an exception is raised.  If the lengths match but the data isn't
+        # the same, 0 is returned.  Why the discrepancy?
         h = self._read_txn_header(tpos)
         tend = tpos + h.tlen
         pos = self._file.tell()
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ class DataCopier(FileStorageFormatter):
         if h.version:
             return h.pnv
         elif bp:
-            # XXX Not sure the following is always true:
+            # Unclear:  Not sure the following is always true:
             # The previous record is not for this version, yet we
             # have a backpointer to it.  The current record must
             # be an undo of an abort or commit, so the backpointer
@@ -280,8 +281,8 @@ class GC(FileStorageFormatter):
             if err.buf != "":
                 raise
         if th.status == 'p':
-            # Delay import to cope with circular imports.
-            # XXX put exceptions in a separate module
+            # Delayed import to cope with circular imports.
+            # TODO:  put exceptions in a separate module.
             from ZODB.FileStorage.FileStorage import RedundantPackWarning
             raise RedundantPackWarning(
                 "The database has already been packed to a later time"
@@ -447,9 +448,9 @@ class FileStoragePacker(FileStorageFormatter):
 
         # The packer will use several indexes.
         # index: oid -> pos
-        # vindex: version -> pos of XXX
+        # vindex: version -> pos
         # tindex: oid -> pos, for current txn
-        # tvindex: version -> pos of XXX, for current txn
+        # tvindex: version -> pos, for current txn
         # oid2tid: not used by the packer
 
         self.index = fsIndex()
@@ -476,12 +477,12 @@ class FileStoragePacker(FileStorageFormatter):
         # Because these pointers are stored as file offsets, they
         # must be updated when we copy data.
 
-        # XXX Need to add sanity checking to pack
+        # TODO:  Should add sanity checking to pack.
 
         self.gc.findReachable()
 
         # Setup the destination file and copy the metadata.
-        # XXX rename from _tfile to something clearer
+        # TODO:  rename from _tfile to something clearer.
         self._tfile = open(self._name + ".pack", "w+b")
         self._file.seek(0)
         self._tfile.write(self._file.read(self._metadata_size))

src/ZODB/broken.py

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class Broken(object):
 
     __Broken_state__ = __Broken_initargs__ = None
 
-    __name__ = 'bob XXX'
+    __name__ = 'broken object'
 
     def __new__(class_, *args):
         result = object.__new__(class_)

src/ZODB/fstools.py

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
 """Tools for using FileStorage data files.
 
-XXX This module needs tests.
-XXX This file needs to be kept in sync with FileStorage.py.
+TODO:  This module needs tests.
+Caution:  This file needs to be kept in sync with FileStorage.py.
 """
 
 import cPickle

src/ZODB/tests/BasicStorage.py

@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class BasicStorage:
         eq(revid2, self._storage.getSerial(oid))
 
     def checkTwoArgBegin(self):
-        # XXX how standard is three-argument tpc_begin()?
+        # Unsure: how standard is three-argument tpc_begin()?
         t = transaction.Transaction()
         tid = '\0\0\0\0\0psu'
         self._storage.tpc_begin(t, tid)

src/ZODB/tests/ConflictResolution.py

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class PCounter(Persistent):
 
         return oldState
 
-    # XXX What if _p_resolveConflict _thinks_ it resolved the
+    # Insecurity:  What if _p_resolveConflict _thinks_ it resolved the
     # conflict, but did something wrong?
 
 class PCounter2(PCounter):

src/persistent/cPersistence.c

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ unghostify(cPersistentObject *self)
     if (self->state < 0 && self->jar) {
         PyObject *r;
 
-        /* XXX Is it ever possibly to not have a cache? */
+        /* Is it ever possibly to not have a cache? */
         if (self->cache) {
             /* Create a node in the ring for this unghostified object. */
             self->cache->non_ghost_count++;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ ghostify(cPersistentObject *self)
     if (self->state == cPersistent_GHOST_STATE)
         return;
 
-    /* XXX is it ever possible to not have a cache? */
+    /* Is it ever possible to not have a cache? */
     if (self->cache == NULL) {
         self->state = cPersistent_GHOST_STATE;
         return;
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ pickle___getstate__(PyObject *self)
 		    continue;
             }
 
-	    /* XXX will this go through our getattr hook? */
+	    /* Unclear:  Will this go through our getattr hook? */
 	    value = PyObject_GetAttr(self, name);
 	    if (value == NULL)
 		PyErr_Clear();
@@ -548,11 +548,12 @@ pickle___reduce__(PyObject *self)
 static PyObject *
 Per__getstate__(cPersistentObject *self)
 {
-    /* XXX Should it be an error to call __getstate__() on a ghost? */
+    /* TODO:  Should it be an error to call __getstate__() on a ghost? */
     if (unghostify(self) < 0)
         return NULL;
 
-    /* XXX shouldn't we increment stickyness? */
+    /* TODO:  should we increment stickyness?  Tim doesn't understand that
+       question. S*/
     return pickle___getstate__((PyObject*)self);
 }
 
@@ -723,7 +724,7 @@ Per__p_getattr(cPersistentObject *self, PyObject *name)
 }
 
 /*
-   XXX we should probably not allow assignment of __class__ and __dict__.
+   TODO:  we should probably not allow assignment of __class__ and __dict__.
 */
 
 static int
@@ -858,7 +859,7 @@ Per_set_changed(cPersistentObject *self, PyObject *v)
 	    is to clear the exception, but that simply masks the
 	    error.
 
-	    XXX We'll print an error to stderr just like exceptions in
+	    This prints an error to stderr just like exceptions in
 	    __del__().  It would probably be better to log it but that
 	    would be painful from C.
 	    */

src/persistent/cPickleCache.c

@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ cc_full_sweep(ccobject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
     int dt = -999;
 
-    /* XXX This should be deprecated */
+    /* TODO:  This should be deprecated;  */
 
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|i:full_sweep", &dt))
 	return NULL;
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ _invalidate(ccobject *self, PyObject *key)
         /* This looks wrong, but it isn't. We use strong references to types
            because they don't have the ring members.
 
-           XXX the result is that we *never* remove classes unless
+           The result is that we *never* remove classes unless
            they are modified.
 
          */
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ cc_invalidate(ccobject *self, PyObject *inv)
 	      _invalidate(self, key);
 	      Py_DECREF(key);
 	  }
-	  /* XXX Do we really want to modify the input? */
+	  /* Dubious:  modifying the input may be an unexpected side effect. */
 	  PySequence_DelSlice(inv, 0, l);
       }
   }
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ cc_oid_unreferenced(ccobject *self, PyObject *oid)
     */
     Py_INCREF(v);
 
-    /* XXX Should we call _Py_ForgetReference() on error exit? */
+    /* TODO:  Should we call _Py_ForgetReference() on error exit? */
     if (PyDict_DelItem(self->data, oid) < 0)
 	return;
     Py_DECREF((ccobject *)((cPersistentObject *)v)->cache);
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ cc_add_item(ccobject *self, PyObject *key, PyObject *v)
 	   classes that derive from persistent.Persistent, BTrees,
 	   etc), report an error.
 
-	   XXX Need a better test.
+	   TODO:  checking sizeof() seems a poor test.
 	*/
 	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
 			"Cache values must be persistent objects.");

src/scripts/fstest.py

@@ -193,12 +193,11 @@ def check_drec(path, file, pos, tpos, tid):
                           (path, pos, tloc, tpos))
 
     pos = pos + dlen
-    # XXX is the following code necessary?
     if plen:
         file.seek(plen, 1)
     else:
         file.seek(8, 1)
-        # XXX _loadBack() ?
+        # _loadBack() ?
 
     return pos, oid