various: Fix slack-desc formatting and comment nit picks.

Signed-off-by: dsomero <xgizzmo@slackbuilds.org>

116 files changed, 611 insertions, 603 deletions

diff --git a/python/Mako/slack-desc b/python/Mako/slack-desc
index 98c2b86f0f..3ae4979cac 100644
--- a/python/Mako/slack-desc
+++ b/python/Mako/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 Mako: Mako (A python templating language)
diff --git a/python/MarkupSafe/slack-desc b/python/MarkupSafe/slack-desc
index 6e014d8c04..753ab10d63 100644
--- a/python/MarkupSafe/slack-desc
+++ b/python/MarkupSafe/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 MarkupSafe: MarkupSafe (unicode subclass)
diff --git a/python/PyAudio/slack-desc b/python/PyAudio/slack-desc
index 5cf797934c..5f9ce5997a 100644
--- a/python/PyAudio/slack-desc
+++ b/python/PyAudio/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 PyAudio: PyAudio (PortAudio v19 Python Bindings)
 PyAudio:
-PyAudio: PyAudio provides Python bindings for PortAudio, the cross-platform 
-PyAudio: audio I/O library. With PyAudio, you can easily use Python to 
-PyAudio: play and record audio on a variety of platforms. 
+PyAudio: PyAudio provides Python bindings for PortAudio, the cross-platform
+PyAudio: audio I/O library. With PyAudio, you can easily use Python to
+PyAudio: play and record audio on a variety of platforms.
 PyAudio:
 PyAudio:
 PyAudio:
diff --git a/python/Pyro/slack-desc b/python/Pyro/slack-desc
index 276d9d5615..da1b469e83 100644
--- a/python/Pyro/slack-desc
+++ b/python/Pyro/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/Pyro4/slack-desc b/python/Pyro4/slack-desc
index 92fa84753c..47b730c485 100644
--- a/python/Pyro4/slack-desc
+++ b/python/Pyro4/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/SOAPpy/slack-desc b/python/SOAPpy/slack-desc
index db03288ff9..f498892db5 100644
--- a/python/SOAPpy/slack-desc
+++ b/python/SOAPpy/slack-desc
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 SOAPpy: SOAPpy (SOAP library for Python)
 SOAPpy:
 SOAPpy: The goal of the SOAPpy team is to provide a full-featured SOAP library
-SOAPpy: for Python that is very simple to use and that fully supports dynamic 
+SOAPpy: for Python that is very simple to use and that fully supports dynamic
 SOAPpy: interaction between clients and servers.
 SOAPpy:
 SOAPpy:
diff --git a/python/SimpleParse/slack-desc b/python/SimpleParse/slack-desc
index 4c49ca6af8..a4c1cea488 100644
--- a/python/SimpleParse/slack-desc
+++ b/python/SimpleParse/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 SimpleParse: SimpleParse (A Parser Generator for Python)
diff --git a/python/babel/slack-desc b/python/babel/slack-desc
index 7165a5b745..ba96381122 100644
--- a/python/babel/slack-desc
+++ b/python/babel/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/boto/slack-desc b/python/boto/slack-desc
index 1817331948..e693cb67e0 100644
--- a/python/boto/slack-desc
+++ b/python/boto/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/buildbot-slave/slack-desc b/python/buildbot-slave/slack-desc
index 72689434d9..72f177b90d 100644
--- a/python/buildbot-slave/slack-desc
+++ b/python/buildbot-slave/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 buildbot-slave: buildbot-slave (a slave to buildbot)
diff --git a/python/cddb-py/slack-desc b/python/cddb-py/slack-desc
index 4d3ed8dd61..fb419b1033 100644
--- a/python/cddb-py/slack-desc
+++ b/python/cddb-py/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 cddb-py: cddb-py (CDDB and FreeDB audio CD track info access in Python)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ cddb-py: FreeDB online databases of audio CD track titles and information.
 cddb-py: It includes a C extension module to fetch track lengths under
 cddb-py: Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, Solaris, and Win32, which is
 cddb-py: easily ported to other operating systems.
-cddb-py: 
+cddb-py:
 cddb-py: Homepage: http://cddb-py.sourceforge.net/
 cddb-py:
 cddb-py:
diff --git a/python/cssutils/slack-desc b/python/cssutils/slack-desc
index 9222023cd6..61de213c0b 100644
--- a/python/cssutils/slack-desc
+++ b/python/cssutils/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 cssutils: cssutils (CSS parser and builder)
diff --git a/python/cx_Freeze/slack-desc b/python/cx_Freeze/slack-desc
index 6531f68c63..3af8516477 100644
--- a/python/cx_Freeze/slack-desc
+++ b/python/cx_Freeze/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/dnspython/slack-desc b/python/dnspython/slack-desc
index 095d3cd5fe..ddb4f20418 100644
--- a/python/dnspython/slack-desc
+++ b/python/dnspython/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 dnspython: dnspython (Python API for DNS)
diff --git a/python/dpkt/slack-desc b/python/dpkt/slack-desc
index 8e45df02bf..a9c1c0bfea 100644
--- a/python/dpkt/slack-desc
+++ b/python/dpkt/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/dxfwrite/slack-desc b/python/dxfwrite/slack-desc
index c5511a06ff..03fa5bf625 100644
--- a/python/dxfwrite/slack-desc
+++ b/python/dxfwrite/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 dxfwrite: dxfwrite (A Python library to create DXF R12 drawings)
diff --git a/python/easygui/slack-desc b/python/easygui/slack-desc
index 7296a7dbf9..904a112b87 100644
--- a/python/easygui/slack-desc
+++ b/python/easygui/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 easygui: easygui (very easy GUI programming in python on top of Tkinter)
diff --git a/python/ecdsa/slack-desc b/python/ecdsa/slack-desc
index 298b52ed57..beeb0fb868 100644
--- a/python/ecdsa/slack-desc
+++ b/python/ecdsa/slack-desc
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 ecdsa: ecdsa (ECDSA cryptographic signature library)
 ecdsa:
-ecdsa: This is an easy-to-use implementation of ECDSA cryptography 
-ecdsa: (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm), implemented purely 
-ecdsa: in Python, released under the MIT license. 
+ecdsa: This is an easy-to-use implementation of ECDSA cryptography
+ecdsa: (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm), implemented purely
+ecdsa: in Python, released under the MIT license.
 ecdsa:
 ecdsa: With this library, you can quickly create keypairs (signing
 ecdsa: key and verifying key), sign messages, and verify the signatures.
diff --git a/python/egenix-mx-base/slack-desc b/python/egenix-mx-base/slack-desc
index 7839148b56..1e0901603a 100644
--- a/python/egenix-mx-base/slack-desc
+++ b/python/egenix-mx-base/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 egenix-mx-base: egenix-mx-base (eGenix mx Base Distribution for python)
diff --git a/python/etk.docking/slack-desc b/python/etk.docking/slack-desc
index 6885b38185..df78602606 100644
--- a/python/etk.docking/slack-desc
+++ b/python/etk.docking/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 etk.docking: etk.docking (PyGTK Docking Widgets)
diff --git a/python/filechunkio/slack-desc b/python/filechunkio/slack-desc
index 5d197a23a5..b82b63e600 100644
--- a/python/filechunkio/slack-desc
+++ b/python/filechunkio/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/foolscap/slack-desc b/python/foolscap/slack-desc
index 7311ee50ca..3a00a95729 100644
--- a/python/foolscap/slack-desc
+++ b/python/foolscap/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/geopy/slack-desc b/python/geopy/slack-desc
index 187a31b15a..6ef7e0038c 100644
--- a/python/geopy/slack-desc
+++ b/python/geopy/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 geopy: geopy (A Geocoding Toolbox for Python)
diff --git a/python/gerbmerge/slack-desc b/python/gerbmerge/slack-desc
index def81e65b4..aa7ba85c5b 100644
--- a/python/gerbmerge/slack-desc
+++ b/python/gerbmerge/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 gerbmerge: GerbMerge (A Gerber-file merging program)
diff --git a/python/gnome-python-desktop/slack-desc b/python/gnome-python-desktop/slack-desc
index 9fa444844e..0e4d103abb 100644
--- a/python/gnome-python-desktop/slack-desc
+++ b/python/gnome-python-desktop/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 gnome-python-desktop: gnome-python-desktop (python modules for GNOME)
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ gnome-python-desktop:
 gnome-python-desktop:
 gnome-python-desktop:
 gnome-python-desktop:
-gnome-python-desktop: 
+gnome-python-desktop:
 gnome-python-desktop:
 gnome-python-desktop:
diff --git a/python/gnome-python/slack-desc b/python/gnome-python/slack-desc
index 3ec230dd2e..a138eb6f72 100644
--- a/python/gnome-python/slack-desc
+++ b/python/gnome-python/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 gnome-python: gnome-python (Python bindings for GNOME)
diff --git a/python/google-api-python-client/slack-desc b/python/google-api-python-client/slack-desc
index 181543017b..6bb13abc3a 100644
--- a/python/google-api-python-client/slack-desc
+++ b/python/google-api-python-client/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/gst-python/slack-desc b/python/gst-python/slack-desc
index 119d7fe0ff..bf397d4510 100644
--- a/python/gst-python/slack-desc
+++ b/python/gst-python/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 gst-python: gst-python (GStreamer python bindings)
diff --git a/python/httplib2/slack-desc b/python/httplib2/slack-desc
index 525dca1ffe..1c91c88c9e 100644
--- a/python/httplib2/slack-desc
+++ b/python/httplib2/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/ipaddr-py/slack-desc b/python/ipaddr-py/slack-desc
index 6e0f8ac319..11bf086ed6 100644
--- a/python/ipaddr-py/slack-desc
+++ b/python/ipaddr-py/slack-desc
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 ipaddr-py: ipaddr-py (IPv4/IPv6 manipulation library in Python)
 ipaddr-py:
-ipaddr-py: ipaddr-py is an IPv4/IPv6 manipulation library in Python. 
-ipaddr-py: This library is used to create/poke/manipulate IPv4 and 
+ipaddr-py: ipaddr-py is an IPv4/IPv6 manipulation library in Python.
+ipaddr-py: This library is used to create/poke/manipulate IPv4 and
 ipaddr-py: IPv6 addresses and prefixes
 ipaddr-py:
 ipaddr-py: Homepage: https://code.google.com/p/ipaddr-py/
diff --git a/python/json-py/slack-desc b/python/json-py/slack-desc
index d8a71b6f31..1241a271a6 100644
--- a/python/json-py/slack-desc
+++ b/python/json-py/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 json-py: json-py (pure-python implementation of a JSON)
diff --git a/python/lxml/slack-desc b/python/lxml/slack-desc
index 47a653c359..f066fc3baf 100644
--- a/python/lxml/slack-desc
+++ b/python/lxml/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 lxml: lxml (Python bindings for libxml2 and libxslt)
diff --git a/python/mechanize/slack-desc b/python/mechanize/slack-desc
index 1296ba9546..1a7fdd4a5d 100644
--- a/python/mechanize/slack-desc
+++ b/python/mechanize/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 mechanize: mechanize (Stateful programmatic web browsing in Python)
diff --git a/python/mock/slack-desc b/python/mock/slack-desc
index 164cdf24b1..9d0fba0934 100644
--- a/python/mock/slack-desc
+++ b/python/mock/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 mock: mock (implements a Mocking and Testing Library in Python)
diff --git a/python/netifaces/slack-desc b/python/netifaces/slack-desc
index 82ae872ce3..4489f78a7d 100644
--- a/python/netifaces/slack-desc
+++ b/python/netifaces/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/p4python/slack-desc b/python/p4python/slack-desc
index 39cab6645c..9a6aacfda1 100644
--- a/python/p4python/slack-desc
+++ b/python/p4python/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
  # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 p4python: p4python (python bindings for Perforce api)
diff --git a/python/paramiko/slack-desc b/python/paramiko/slack-desc
index a6dd1d6cdd..e5488fbac7 100644
--- a/python/paramiko/slack-desc
+++ b/python/paramiko/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 paramiko: paramiko (Python SSH module)
diff --git a/python/psutil/slack-desc b/python/psutil/slack-desc
index 26cf967a5e..6592d21f1a 100644
--- a/python/psutil/slack-desc
+++ b/python/psutil/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/pyOpenSSL/slack-desc b/python/pyOpenSSL/slack-desc
index 0ed0f647cf..dec87ce3b0 100644
--- a/python/pyOpenSSL/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pyOpenSSL/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pyOpenSSL: pyOpenSSL (Python wrapper for OpenSSL)
diff --git a/python/pyPdf/slack-desc b/python/pyPdf/slack-desc
index 5417a1afc3..9fd7153b72 100644
--- a/python/pyPdf/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pyPdf/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pyPdf: pyPdf (Python PDF toolkit)
diff --git a/python/pyasn1/slack-desc b/python/pyasn1/slack-desc
index a43c6c5bf0..8047ccd1b0 100644
--- a/python/pyasn1/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pyasn1/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pyasn1: pyasn1 (ASN.1 types and codecs in Python)
diff --git a/python/pybluez/slack-desc b/python/pybluez/slack-desc
index ee89c7968f..df5cc7e06e 100644
--- a/python/pybluez/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pybluez/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pybluez: pybluez (Python BlueZ bindings)
diff --git a/python/pychart/slack-desc b/python/pychart/slack-desc
index e533a6da3d..6e227984ab 100644
--- a/python/pychart/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pychart/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pychart: pychart (Python charts library)
diff --git a/python/pychecker/slack-desc b/python/pychecker/slack-desc
index a270052d4d..c1732b9138 100644
--- a/python/pychecker/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pychecker/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pychecker: pychecker (Python source code checking tool)
diff --git a/python/pychm/slack-desc b/python/pychm/slack-desc
index ce8923d0e3..d0d0e8184d 100644
--- a/python/pychm/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pychm/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
-pychm: PyCHM (Python bindings for CHMLIB) 
+pychm: PyCHM (Python bindings for CHMLIB)
 pychm: PyCHM is a package that provides bindings for Jed Wing's CHMLIB
-pychm: library. The chm package contains four modules, namely chm.chm, 
-pychm: chm.chmlib, chm.extra and chm._chmlib. chm.chmlib is a low level 
-pychm: wrapper module around the API provided by the C library chmlib. 
+pychm: library. The chm package contains four modules, namely chm.chm,
+pychm: chm.chmlib, chm.extra and chm._chmlib. chm.chmlib is a low level
+pychm: wrapper module around the API provided by the C library chmlib.
 pychm:
 pychm: Homepage: http://gnochm.sourceforge.net/pychm.html
 pychm:
diff --git a/python/pycrypto/slack-desc b/python/pycrypto/slack-desc
index cd867b45cc..2e47fafedd 100644
--- a/python/pycrypto/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pycrypto/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pycrypto: pycrypto (Python Cryptography Toolkit)
diff --git a/python/pycryptopp/slack-desc b/python/pycryptopp/slack-desc
index 1625f52f88..a22e2ae769 100644
--- a/python/pycryptopp/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pycryptopp/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pycryptopp: pycryptopp (Python wrappers for Crypto++)
diff --git a/python/pycxx/slack-desc b/python/pycxx/slack-desc
index 35b99d7b0b..96006035d7 100644
--- a/python/pycxx/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pycxx/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pycxx: pycxx (Write Python Extensions in C++)
diff --git a/python/pydblite/slack-desc b/python/pydblite/slack-desc
index 5a2e5392ae..a6899bd2c7 100644
--- a/python/pydblite/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pydblite/slack-desc
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pydblite: PyDbLite (small footprint untyped database engine in python)
 pydblite:
-pydblite: PyDbLite is a pure-Python in-memory database engine, using 
+pydblite: PyDbLite is a pure-Python in-memory database engine, using
 pydblite: Python list comprehensions as query language instead of SQL,
 pydblite: which stores data in a cPickled file.
 pydblite:
diff --git a/python/pydot/slack-desc b/python/pydot/slack-desc
index 2fab39603f..028b4f0162 100644
--- a/python/pydot/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pydot/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pydot: pydot (Python interface to Graphviz's Dot language)
diff --git a/python/pyfeed/slack-desc b/python/pyfeed/slack-desc
index f7e6f554cf..5567b0c321 100644
--- a/python/pyfeed/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pyfeed/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' 
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary
-# to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pyfeed: pyfeed (Python module to manipulate syndications feeds)
diff --git a/python/pyfltk/slack-desc b/python/pyfltk/slack-desc
index 4ea23769c3..d5a7d740fe 100644
--- a/python/pyfltk/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pyfltk/slack-desc
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pyfltk: pyfltk (FLTK Bindings for Python)
 pyfltk:
-pyfltk: PyFLTK provides a convenient wrapper for the FLTK GUI library for use 
+pyfltk: PyFLTK provides a convenient wrapper for the FLTK GUI library for use
 pyfltk: in Python programs. It is now written by Andreas Held.
-pyfltk: 
-pyfltk: 
+pyfltk:
+pyfltk:
 pyfltk:
 pyfltk:
 pyfltk:
diff --git a/python/pygame/slack-desc b/python/pygame/slack-desc
index 37fc40831f..8118b5938d 100644
--- a/python/pygame/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pygame/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pygame: pygame (a set of Python modules designed for writing games)
diff --git a/python/pygoocanvas/slack-desc b/python/pygoocanvas/slack-desc
index 70a93d9eef..7e38478d80 100644
--- a/python/pygoocanvas/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pygoocanvas/slack-desc
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pygoocanvas: pygoocanvas (Python Bindings for GooCanvas)
-pygoocanvas: 
-pygoocanvas: GooCanvas is a new canvas widget for GTK+ that uses the cairo 2D 
-pygoocanvas: library for drawing. It has a model/view split, and uses interfaces 
-pygoocanvas: for canvas items and views, so you can easily turn any application 
+pygoocanvas:
+pygoocanvas: GooCanvas is a new canvas widget for GTK+ that uses the cairo 2D
+pygoocanvas: library for drawing. It has a model/view split, and uses interfaces
+pygoocanvas: for canvas items and views, so you can easily turn any application
 pygoocanvas: object into canvas items.
-pygoocanvas: 
+pygoocanvas:
 pygoocanvas: This package contains Python bindings for GooCanvas.
-pygoocanvas: 
-pygoocanvas: 
-pygoocanvas: 
+pygoocanvas:
+pygoocanvas:
+pygoocanvas:
diff --git a/python/pygtksourceview/slack-desc b/python/pygtksourceview/slack-desc
index 41afd4c1c5..8f89ff983d 100644
--- a/python/pygtksourceview/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pygtksourceview/slack-desc
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pygtksourceview: pygtksourceview (Python bindings for gtksourceview)
-pygtksourceview: 
+pygtksourceview:
 pygtksourceview: Pygtksourceview provides python bindings for gtksourceview.
-pygtksourceview: 
+pygtksourceview:
 pygtksourceview: Homepage: http://www.pygtk.org/
 pygtksourceview:
 pygtksourceview:
diff --git a/python/pyicu/slack-desc b/python/pyicu/slack-desc
index 1ef4b669a3..21c44c07f3 100644
--- a/python/pyicu/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pyicu/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pyicu: pyicu (python wrapper for icu4c)
diff --git a/python/pyinotify/slack-desc b/python/pyinotify/slack-desc
index aff3d5d100..7489b99a35 100644
--- a/python/pyinotify/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pyinotify/slack-desc
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pyinotify: Pyinotify (python inotify module)
-pyinotify: 
+pyinotify:
 pyinotify: Pyinotify is a Python module for monitoring filesystems changes.
 pyinotify: Pyinotify relies on a Linux Kernel feature (merged in kernel 2.6.13)
 pyinotify: called inotify.  inotify is an event-driven notifier; its
diff --git a/python/pyliblo/slack-desc b/python/pyliblo/slack-desc
index fdfd7fb5e8..25d4ab2b27 100644
--- a/python/pyliblo/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pyliblo/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pyliblo: pyliblo (python wrapper for the liblo OSC library)
diff --git a/python/pylirc/slack-desc b/python/pylirc/slack-desc
index b49da3fd03..408621d07e 100644
--- a/python/pylirc/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pylirc/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/pynzb/slack-desc b/python/pynzb/slack-desc
index 78873d62df..746cd0407b 100644
--- a/python/pynzb/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pynzb/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pynzb: pynzb (NZB file format parser)
diff --git a/python/pyorbit/slack-desc b/python/pyorbit/slack-desc
index 60dc909204..2d897e255b 100644
--- a/python/pyorbit/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pyorbit/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pyorbit: PyORBit (Python bindings for the ORBit2 CORBA ORB)
diff --git a/python/pypoppler/slack-desc b/python/pypoppler/slack-desc
index e58e2e8907..c594f3814d 100644
--- a/python/pypoppler/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pypoppler/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
          |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pypoppler: pypoppler (python bindings for poppler)
diff --git a/python/pyquery/slack-desc b/python/pyquery/slack-desc
index e5905e9902..b84e976a9c 100644
--- a/python/pyquery/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pyquery/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pyquery: pyquery (a jquery-like library for python)
diff --git a/python/pyserial/slack-desc b/python/pyserial/slack-desc
index 95859372c1..fcaab8fe16 100644
--- a/python/pyserial/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pyserial/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pyserial: pyserial (python module for accessing the serial port)
diff --git a/python/pyside/slack-desc b/python/pyside/slack-desc
index 9d3aa2eae9..6ee3172b7f 100644
--- a/python/pyside/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pyside/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/pysmssend/slack-desc b/python/pysmssend/slack-desc
index 54e295b71e..997bd01e26 100644
--- a/python/pysmssend/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pysmssend/slack-desc
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pysmssend: pysmssend (send SMS over internet)
 pysmssend:
-pysmssend: Pysmssend project is a program for sending sms over the internet 
-pysmssend: using your ADSL/VOIP provider account.  The program has both GUI 
+pysmssend: Pysmssend project is a program for sending sms over the internet
+pysmssend: using your ADSL/VOIP provider account.  The program has both GUI
 pysmssend: and command line interfaces so that it can fulfill any needs.
 pysmssend:
 pysmssend:
diff --git a/python/pysnmp/slack-desc b/python/pysnmp/slack-desc
index e00b0303fb..32b9add37d 100644
--- a/python/pysnmp/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pysnmp/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 AA# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pysnmp: pysnmp (snmp engine written in python)
diff --git a/python/pysvn/slack-desc b/python/pysvn/slack-desc
index f634ed9d56..0143d2d590 100644
--- a/python/pysvn/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pysvn/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pysvn: pysvn (Python SVN extension)
diff --git a/python/python-Levenshtein/slack-desc b/python/python-Levenshtein/slack-desc
index 90994ff7f9..96af751292 100644
--- a/python/python-Levenshtein/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-Levenshtein/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                   |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-Levenshtein: python-Levenshtein (string distance calculation module)
diff --git a/python/python-bigfloat/slack-desc b/python/python-bigfloat/slack-desc
index fa8a0ca230..98912f36ff 100644
--- a/python/python-bigfloat/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-bigfloat/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/python-cheetah/slack-desc b/python/python-cheetah/slack-desc
index f2354493c8..d63c744010 100644
--- a/python/python-cheetah/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-cheetah/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-cheetah: Cheetah (Python-Powered Template Engine)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ python-cheetah: Cheetah is an open source  template engine and code generation t
 python-cheetah: written in Python. It can be used standalone or combined with other
 python-cheetah: tools and frameworks. Web development is its principle use, but
 python-cheetah: Cheetah is very flexible and is also being used to generate C++ game
-python-cheetah: code, Java, sql, form emails and even Python code. 
+python-cheetah: code, Java, sql, form emails and even Python code.
 python-cheetah:
 python-cheetah: Homepage: http://www.cheetahtemplate.org/
 python-cheetah:
diff --git a/python/python-cluster/slack-desc b/python/python-cluster/slack-desc
index b60632f013..78f4632f9e 100644
--- a/python/python-cluster/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-cluster/slack-desc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-cluster: python-cluster (allows grouping a list of arbitrary objects)
 python-cluster:
-python-cluster: python-cluster is a package that allows grouping a list of arbitrary 
-python-cluster: objects into related groups (clusters). Simply give it a list of data 
-python-cluster: and a function to determine the similarity between two items and 
+python-cluster: python-cluster is a package that allows grouping a list of arbitrary
+python-cluster: objects into related groups (clusters). Simply give it a list of data
+python-cluster: and a function to determine the similarity between two items and
 python-cluster: you're done.
 python-cluster:
 python-cluster:
diff --git a/python/python-cmdln/slack-desc b/python/python-cmdln/slack-desc
index b0e722e417..4263d19c7c 100644
--- a/python/python-cmdln/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-cmdln/slack-desc
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-cmdln: python-cmdln (enhanced cmdln module for python)
 python-cmdln:
-python-cmdln: cmdln.py fixes some of the design flaws in cmd.py and takes 
-python-cmdln: advantage of new Python stdlib modules (e.g. optparse) so that 
-python-cmdln: it is more useful (and convenient) for implementing command-line 
-python-cmdln: scripts/shells. 
+python-cmdln: cmdln.py fixes some of the design flaws in cmd.py and takes
+python-cmdln: advantage of new Python stdlib modules (e.g. optparse) so that
+python-cmdln: it is more useful (and convenient) for implementing command-line
+python-cmdln: scripts/shells.
 python-cmdln:
 python-cmdln:
 python-cmdln:
diff --git a/python/python-dateutil/slack-desc b/python/python-dateutil/slack-desc
index 4c4a4aa91d..0365f2218e 100644
--- a/python/python-dateutil/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-dateutil/slack-desc
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-dateutil: python-dateutil (extensions to the standard datetime module)
-python-dateutil: 
+python-dateutil:
 python-dateutil: The dateutil module provides powerful extensions to the standard
 python-dateutil: datetime module.
 python-dateutil:
diff --git a/python/python-demjson/slack-desc b/python/python-demjson/slack-desc
index 8165a04f27..d9eaf127c8 100644
--- a/python/python-demjson/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-demjson/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-demjson: python-demjson ( Encoder, decoder, and lint/validator for JSON )
diff --git a/python/python-elementtree/slack-desc b/python/python-elementtree/slack-desc
index a23f6dc591..55bbd16f3d 100644
--- a/python/python-elementtree/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-elementtree/slack-desc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                   |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
-python-elementtree: elementtree ( Python library wrapper for XML ) 
+python-elementtree: elementtree ( Python library wrapper for XML )
 python-elementtree:
 python-elementtree: The Element type is a simple but flexible container object, designed
-python-elementtree: to store hierarchical data structures, such as simplified XML       
-python-elementtree: infosets, in memory. The element type can be described as a cross   
-python-elementtree: between a Python list and a Python dictionary.                       
-python-elementtree: 
-python-elementtree: The ElementTree wrapper type adds code to load XML files as trees of 
-python-elementtree: Element objects, and save them back again.                           
+python-elementtree: to store hierarchical data structures, such as simplified XML
+python-elementtree: infosets, in memory. The element type can be described as a cross
+python-elementtree: between a Python list and a Python dictionary.
+python-elementtree:
+python-elementtree: The ElementTree wrapper type adds code to load XML files as trees of
+python-elementtree: Element objects, and save them back again.
 python-elementtree:
 python-elementtree: Homepage: http://effbot.org/zone/element-index.htm
diff --git a/python/python-lastfm/slack-desc b/python/python-lastfm/slack-desc
index 9410566e82..b5426039be 100644
--- a/python/python-lastfm/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-lastfm/slack-desc
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
              |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
-python-lastfm: python-lastfm (python interface to last.fm) 
+python-lastfm: python-lastfm (python interface to last.fm)
 python-lastfm:
 python-lastfm: A python interface to the last.fm web services API. Its under
 python-lastfm: development now and the code in SVN is incomplete.
diff --git a/python/python-magic/slack-desc b/python/python-magic/slack-desc
index b493def9f0..2e784d3263 100644
--- a/python/python-magic/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-magic/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/python-morbid/slack-desc b/python/python-morbid/slack-desc
index 8d19fc779e..4ace0b54b9 100644
--- a/python/python-morbid/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-morbid/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
              |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-morbid: python-morbid ( messaging server )
diff --git a/python/python-mpd/slack-desc b/python/python-mpd/slack-desc
index ebd763d22f..a0f33bd6a7 100644
--- a/python/python-mpd/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-mpd/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-mpd: Python-MPD (python based mpd client library)
diff --git a/python/python-musicbrainz2/slack-desc b/python/python-musicbrainz2/slack-desc
index b79ab69802..0924e9a7f5 100644
--- a/python/python-musicbrainz2/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-musicbrainz2/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-musicbrainz2: Python-Musicbrainz2
diff --git a/python/python-oauth/slack-desc b/python/python-oauth/slack-desc
index 234a8d63b6..c32a141468 100644
--- a/python/python-oauth/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-oauth/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-oauth: python-oauth (open protocol to allow API authentication)
diff --git a/python/python-oauth2/slack-desc b/python/python-oauth2/slack-desc
index b566ec4cf5..953fa820af 100644
--- a/python/python-oauth2/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-oauth2/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
              |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-oauth2: python-oauth2 (OAuth clients and servers)
diff --git a/python/python-openid/slack-desc b/python/python-openid/slack-desc
index b1ffe78921..733f1230af 100644
--- a/python/python-openid/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-openid/slack-desc
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
              |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-openid: python-openid (python openid library)
 python-openid:
-python-openid: Python OpenID library. 
+python-openid: Python OpenID library.
 python-openid:
 python-openid: Home: https://github.com/openid/python-openid
 python-openid:
diff --git a/python/python-orbited/slack-desc b/python/python-orbited/slack-desc
index 5b6372b065..ed43eb1112 100644
--- a/python/python-orbited/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-orbited/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-orbited: python-orbited ( Realtime Communication for the Browser )
diff --git a/python/python-poppler-qt4/slack-desc b/python/python-poppler-qt4/slack-desc
index 3d96de3dd8..a7c755c71d 100644
--- a/python/python-poppler-qt4/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-poppler-qt4/slack-desc
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                   |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-poppler-qt4: python-poppler-qt4 (Python bindings to poppler-qt4)
 python-poppler-qt4:
 python-poppler-qt4: A Python binding to poppler-qt4 that aims for completeness
-python-poppler-qt4: and for being actively maintained. 
+python-poppler-qt4: and for being actively maintained.
 python-poppler-qt4:
 python-poppler-qt4:
 python-poppler-qt4:
diff --git a/python/python-pydns/slack-desc b/python/python-pydns/slack-desc
index b37ec19110..d2ecccafcc 100644
--- a/python/python-pydns/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-pydns/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-pydns: PyDNS (Python DNS library)
diff --git a/python/python-pypolicyd-spf/slack-desc b/python/python-pypolicyd-spf/slack-desc
index 19041709be..498a911684 100644
--- a/python/python-pypolicyd-spf/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-pypolicyd-spf/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-pypolicyd-spf: PyPolicyd-SPF (Python Postfix SPF engine)
diff --git a/python/python-pyspf/slack-desc b/python/python-pyspf/slack-desc
index 866c1a1305..2a833565a6 100644
--- a/python/python-pyspf/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-pyspf/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-pyspf: pyspf (Sender-Policy-Framework queries in Python)
diff --git a/python/python-simpy/slack-desc b/python/python-simpy/slack-desc
index f626d61d19..68744e61b8 100644
--- a/python/python-simpy/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-simpy/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-simpy: python-simpy (Object Oriented Discrete Event Simulation in Python)
diff --git a/python/python-stomper/slack-desc b/python/python-stomper/slack-desc
index 3b1b9cd0b2..b97fc93942 100644
--- a/python/python-stomper/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-stomper/slack-desc
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
-python-stomper: python-stomper ( client implementation of the STOMP protocol ) 
+python-stomper: python-stomper ( client implementation of the STOMP protocol )
 python-stomper:
 python-stomper: This is a python client implementation of the STOMP protocol.
 python-stomper:
diff --git a/python/python-suds/slack-desc b/python/python-suds/slack-desc
index ca8b6eb117..bdae7dc5f3 100644
--- a/python/python-suds/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-suds/slack-desc
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-suds: python-suds (Python SOAP client)
 python-suds:
 python-suds: Suds is a lightweight SOAP python client for consuming Web Services.
-python-suds: 
+python-suds:
 python-suds: https://fedorahosted.com/suds
 python-suds:
 python-suds:
diff --git a/python/python-transaction/slack-desc b/python/python-transaction/slack-desc
index 1621c3eab2..f6a6fa2fd6 100644
--- a/python/python-transaction/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-transaction/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                   |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-transaction: python-transaction (Python Transaction Management)
diff --git a/python/python-twisted-web2/slack-desc b/python/python-twisted-web2/slack-desc
index 4cfcaebc4d..f6fe66d918 100644
--- a/python/python-twisted-web2/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-twisted-web2/slack-desc
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-twisted-web2: python-twisted-web2 (Experimental Twisted web server)
-python-twisted-web2: 
+python-twisted-web2:
 python-twisted-web2: Twisted.Web2 is an experimental web server built with Twisted.
 python-twisted-web2: Useful Web2 functionality will be backported to TwistedWeb until
 python-twisted-web2: TwistedWeb is as featureful as Web2, then Web2 will be abandoned.
diff --git a/python/python-twisted/slack-desc b/python/python-twisted/slack-desc
index d41a80ec2f..822dd33b93 100644
--- a/python/python-twisted/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-twisted/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-twisted: python-twisted (Python networking engine)
diff --git a/python/python-twitter/slack-desc b/python/python-twitter/slack-desc
index b277876756..366562513b 100644
--- a/python/python-twitter/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-twitter/slack-desc
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-twitter: python-twitter (python wrapper around the Twitter API)
 python-twitter:
-python-twitter: This library provides a pure python interface for the Twitter API. 
+python-twitter: This library provides a pure python interface for the Twitter API.
 python-twitter:
 python-twitter: Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/python-twitter/
 python-twitter:
diff --git a/python/python-uuid/slack-desc b/python/python-uuid/slack-desc
index d13ce59899..6f6c4f6509 100644
--- a/python/python-uuid/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-uuid/slack-desc
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
-python-uuid: python-uuid ( UUID object and generation functions ) 
+python-uuid: python-uuid ( UUID object and generation functions )
 python-uuid:
 python-uuid: UUID object and generation functions (Python 2.3 or higher)
 python-uuid:
diff --git a/python/python-wordpress-xmlrpc/slack-desc b/python/python-wordpress-xmlrpc/slack-desc
index ceed1bf0fe..0269516a39 100644
--- a/python/python-wordpress-xmlrpc/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-wordpress-xmlrpc/slack-desc
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-wordpress-xmlrpc: python-wordpress-xmlrpc (write blog articles in wordpress with python)
 python-wordpress-xmlrpc:
 python-wordpress-xmlrpc: Python library to interface with a WordPress blog's XML-RPC API.
 python-wordpress-xmlrpc:
-python-wordpress-xmlrpc: An implementation of the standard WordPress API methods is provided, 
-python-wordpress-xmlrpc: but the library is designed for easy integration with custom XML-RPC 
+python-wordpress-xmlrpc: An implementation of the standard WordPress API methods is provided,
+python-wordpress-xmlrpc: but the library is designed for easy integration with custom XML-RPC
 python-wordpress-xmlrpc: API methods provided by plugins.
 python-wordpress-xmlrpc:
-python-wordpress-xmlrpc: This library was developed against and tested on WordPress 3.5. This 
+python-wordpress-xmlrpc: This library was developed against and tested on WordPress 3.5. This
 python-wordpress-xmlrpc: library is compatible with Python 2.6+ and 3.2+.
diff --git a/python/python-xlib/slack-desc b/python/python-xlib/slack-desc
index 8e4e0d54e4..bc463e25a8 100644
--- a/python/python-xlib/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-xlib/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python-xlib: python-xlib (X Library module for Python)
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ python-xlib: do since X client programs communicate with the X server via the
 python-xlib: X protocol. The communication takes over TCP/IP, Unix sockets, or
 python-xlib: any other streaming network protocol.
 python-xlib:
-python-xlib: Homepage: http://python-xlib.sourceforge.net/ 
+python-xlib: Homepage: http://python-xlib.sourceforge.net/
 python-xlib:
diff --git a/python/python-xrandr/slack-desc b/python/python-xrandr/slack-desc
index ea3f25c7c3..f2c8df49fc 100644
--- a/python/python-xrandr/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-xrandr/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
              |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/python-yenc/slack-desc b/python/python-yenc/slack-desc
index 1e5adc8af0..bdcda41980 100644
--- a/python/python-yenc/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python-yenc/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/python2-chardet/slack-desc b/python/python2-chardet/slack-desc
index b5888b42bd..93a3d20f44 100644
--- a/python/python2-chardet/slack-desc
+++ b/python/python2-chardet/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
                |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 python2-chardet: python2-chardet (autodetection of character encoding in python)
diff --git a/python/pytz/slack-desc b/python/pytz/slack-desc
index 4aa052dd45..fcd51492e7 100644
--- a/python/pytz/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pytz/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pytz: pytz (World timezone definitions for Python)
diff --git a/python/pyusb/slack-desc b/python/pyusb/slack-desc
index 6062d08814..aa1e9fe701 100644
--- a/python/pyusb/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pyusb/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pyusb: PyUSB (USB module for Python)
diff --git a/python/pyutil/slack-desc b/python/pyutil/slack-desc
index 7603049e4e..712cea04e6 100644
--- a/python/pyutil/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pyutil/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pyutil: pyutil (Python utilities)
diff --git a/python/pywebkitgtk/slack-desc b/python/pywebkitgtk/slack-desc
index 6fe646ba61..0b602eb0d5 100644
--- a/python/pywebkitgtk/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pywebkitgtk/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pywebkitgtk: PyWebkitGTK
diff --git a/python/pyxdg/slack-desc b/python/pyxdg/slack-desc
index 0b61589cfd..15d7742b14 100644
--- a/python/pyxdg/slack-desc
+++ b/python/pyxdg/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 pyxdg: PyXDG (Python Library)
diff --git a/python/rope/slack-desc b/python/rope/slack-desc
index 03851a7cf5..ba9c459f8b 100644
--- a/python/rope/slack-desc
+++ b/python/rope/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/s3cmd/slack-desc b/python/s3cmd/slack-desc
index 23ef985a87..f0f52aeff4 100644
--- a/python/s3cmd/slack-desc
+++ b/python/s3cmd/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/tagpy/slack-desc b/python/tagpy/slack-desc
index d4489ebfba..66fb589c3f 100644
--- a/python/tagpy/slack-desc
+++ b/python/tagpy/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 tagpy: TagPy (Python Bindings for TagLib)
diff --git a/python/turses/slack-desc b/python/turses/slack-desc
index 9127c389a9..c6a1a5ccad 100644
--- a/python/turses/slack-desc
+++ b/python/turses/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/tweepy/slack-desc b/python/tweepy/slack-desc
index 7546ef6194..ff615a50bc 100644
--- a/python/tweepy/slack-desc
+++ b/python/tweepy/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/virtualenv/slack-desc b/python/virtualenv/slack-desc
index 4b8f3810df..9df917354f 100644
--- a/python/virtualenv/slack-desc
+++ b/python/virtualenv/slack-desc
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
-# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
-# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
-# leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
           |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 virtualenv: virtualenv
-virtualenv: 
+virtualenv:
 virtualenv: virtualenv is a tool to create isolated Python environments.
-virtualenv: 
+virtualenv:
 virtualenv: Homepage: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv/
 virtualenv:
 virtualenv:
diff --git a/python/vobject/slack-desc b/python/vobject/slack-desc
index f8b57e209e..1c85a4a8df 100644
--- a/python/vobject/slack-desc
+++ b/python/vobject/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
-# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 vobject: vobject (Python iCalendar and vCard parser)
diff --git a/python/winpdb/slack-desc b/python/winpdb/slack-desc
index 7e055fff5a..ac34c4a4d4 100644
--- a/python/winpdb/slack-desc
+++ b/python/winpdb/slack-desc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/python/xe/slack-desc b/python/xe/slack-desc
index 2adb2b06c0..2adb0530be 100644
--- a/python/xe/slack-desc
+++ b/python/xe/slack-desc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
-# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' 
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary
-# to leave one space after the ':'.
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
 
   |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 xe: xe (XML Elements python module)