Doc improvements.

doc/src/api_manual/cursor.rst

@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ Cursor Object
     See :ref:`fetching` for an example.
 
 
-.. method:: Cursor.fetchmany(num_rows=cursor.arraysize)
+.. method:: Cursor.fetchmany(numRows=cursor.arraysize)
 
     Fetch the next set of rows of a query result, returning a list of tuples.
     An empty list is returned if no more rows are available. Note that the

doc/src/api_manual/module.rst

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Module Interface
         mode=cx_Oracle.DEFAULT_AUTH, handle=0, pool=None, threaded=False, \
         events=False, cclass=None, purity=cx_Oracle.ATTR_PURITY_DEFAULT, \
         newpassword=None, encoding=None, nencoding=None, edition=None, \
-        appcontext=[], tag=None, matchanytag=None, shardingkey=[], \
+        appcontext=[], tag=None, matchanytag=False, shardingkey=[], \
         supershardingkey=[], stmtcachesize=20)
     Connection(user=None, password=None, dsn=None, \
         mode=cx_Oracle.DEFAULT_AUTH, handle=0, pool=None, threaded=False, \

doc/src/api_manual/session_pool.rst

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ SessionPool Object
     unusable, it is discarded and a different connection is selected to be
     returned by :meth:`SessionPool.acquire()`.  Setting ``ping_interval`` to a
     negative value disables pinging.  Setting it to 0 forces a ping for every
-    ``aquire()`` and is not recommended.
+    ``acquire()`` and is not recommended.
 
     Prior to cx_Oracle 8.2, the ping interval was fixed at 60 seconds.
 

doc/src/user_guide/connection_handling.rst

@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ connection pool:
     pool.close()
 
 Other :meth:`cx_Oracle.SessionPool()` options can be used at pool creation.
-For example the ``getmode`` value can be set so that any ``aquire()`` call will
+For example the ``getmode`` value can be set so that any ``acquire()`` call will
 wait for a connection to become available if all are currently in use, for
 example:
 
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ example:
                                  getmode=cx_Oracle.SPOOL_ATTRVAL_WAIT,
                                  encoding="UTF-8")
 
-See `ConnectionPool.py
-<https://github.com/oracle/python-cx_Oracle/tree/main/samples/ConnectionPool.py>`__
+See `connection_pool.py
+<https://github.com/oracle/python-cx_Oracle/tree/main/samples/connection_pool.py>`__
 for an example.
 
 Before :meth:`SessionPool.acquire()` returns, cx_Oracle does a lightweight check
@@ -1348,10 +1348,10 @@ of the function :meth:`cx_Oracle.connect()` constructor:
                                    dsn="dbhost.example.com/orclpdb1",
                                    newpassword=newpwd, encoding="UTF-8")
 
-.. _autononmousdb:
+.. _autonomousdb:
 
-Connecting to Oracle Cloud Autononmous Databases
-================================================
+Connecting to Oracle Cloud Autonomous Databases
+===============================================
 
 To enable connection to Oracle Autonomous Database in Oracle Cloud, a wallet
 needs be downloaded from the cloud, and cx_Oracle needs to be configured to use

doc/src/user_guide/cqn.rst

@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ what types of SQL should trigger a notification, whether notifications should
 survive database loss, and control over unsubscription.  You can also choose
 whether notification messages will include ROWIDs of affected rows.
 
-By default, object-level (previously known as Database Change Notification)
-occurs and the Python notification method is invoked whenever a database
-transaction is committed that changes an object that a registered query
-references, regardless of whether the actual query result changed.  However if
-the :meth:`subscription <Connection.subscribe>` option ``qos`` is
-:data:`cx_Oracle.SUBSCR_QOS_QUERY` then query-level notification occurs.  In
-this mode, the database notifies the application whenever a transaction changing
-the result of the registered query is committed.
+By default, object-level notification (previously known as Database Change
+Notification) occurs.  With this mode a Python notification method is invoked
+whenever a database transaction is committed that changes an object referenced
+by a registered query.  However if the :meth:`subscription
+<Connection.subscribe>` option ``qos`` is :data:`cx_Oracle.SUBSCR_QOS_QUERY`
+then query-level notification occurs.  In this mode, the database notifies the
+application whenever a committed transaction changes the result of a registered
+query.
 
 CQN is best used to track infrequent data changes.
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ calling :meth:`Subscription.registerquery()`.  Registering a query behaves
 similarly to :meth:`Cursor.execute()`, but only queries are permitted and the
 ``args`` parameter must be a sequence or dictionary.
 
-An example script to receive query notifications when the 'CUSTOMER' table data
+An example script to receive query notifications when the 'REGIONS' table data
 changes is:
 
 .. code-block:: python
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ changes is:
     subscr = connection.subscribe(callback=cqn_callback,
                                   operations=cx_Oracle.OPCODE_INSERT | cx_Oracle.OPCODE_DELETE,
                                   qos=cx_Oracle.SUBSCR_QOS_QUERY | cx_Oracle.SUBSCR_QOS_ROWIDS)
+
     subscr.registerquery("select * from regions")
     input("Hit enter to stop CQN demo\n")
 

doc/src/user_guide/initialization.rst

@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ located with, or separately from, the ``tnsnames.ora`` and ``sqlnet.ora``
 files.  It should be securely stored.  The ``sqlnet.ora`` file's
 ``WALLET_LOCATION`` path should be set to the directory containing
 ``cwallet.sso``.  For Oracle Autonomous Database use of wallets, see
-:ref:`autononmousdb`.
+:ref:`autonomousdb`.
 
 Note the :ref:`easyconnect` can set many common configuration options without
 needing ``tnsnames.ora`` or ``sqlnet.ora`` files.

doc/src/user_guide/installation.rst

@@ -491,10 +491,11 @@ To use cx_Oracle with Oracle Instant Client zip files:
    a 64-bit or 32-bit architecture to match Instant Client's architecture.
    Each Instant Client version requires a different redistributable version:
 
-       - For Instant Client 19 install `VS 2017 <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads>`__.
-       - For Instant Client 18 or 12.2 install `VS 2013 <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2977003#bookmark-vs2013>`__
-       - For Instant Client 12.1 install `VS 2010 <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2977003#bookmark-vs2010>`__
-       - For Instant Client 11.2 install `VS 2005 64-bit <https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18471>`__ or `VS 2005 32-bit <https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=3387>`__
+       - For Instant Client 21 install `VS 2019 <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170>`__ or later.
+       - For Instant Client 19 install `VS 2017 <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170>`__.
+       - For Instant Client 18 or 12.2 install `VS 2013 <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#visual-studio-2013-vc-120>`__
+       - For Instant Client 12.1 install `VS 2010 <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#visual-studio-2010-vc-100-sp1-no-longer-supported>`__
+       - For Instant Client 11.2 install `VS 2005 64-bit <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#visual-studio-2005-vc-80-sp1-no-longer-supported>`__
 
 Configure Oracle Instant Client
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^