#
#
# patch "tracvc/mtn/automate.py"
#  from [da1af6f02cfe87924a0439d49ae48598940fad11]
#    to [b9dea1f617b549efdb8bb2ceeb414fb5c31668d0]
# 
# patch "tracvc/mtn/backend.py"
#  from [38dc2821c10d201350acbdd7bb320db47f144d29]
#    to [a33b8861f9b69e4070166e3351a3962d5aa99d20]
# 
# patch "tracvc/mtn/basic_io.py"
#  from [d4749eacd44c037360f74b8f1405eef48a357993]
#    to [51f9f6dc5f0a1893ac8c53d8b2b9822a2f56c968]
#
============================================================
--- tracvc/mtn/automate.py	da1af6f02cfe87924a0439d49ae48598940fad11
+++ tracvc/mtn/automate.py	b9dea1f617b549efdb8bb2ceeb414fb5c31668d0
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class MTN(object):
             return manifest
 
         # stanzas have variable length, trigger on next 'path' or eof
-        path, kind, content, attrs = (None,) *4
+        path, kind, content, attrs = None, None, None, {}
         for key, values in basic_io.items(result):
             if key == 'dir' or key == 'file':
                 if path:
============================================================
--- tracvc/mtn/backend.py	38dc2821c10d201350acbdd7bb320db47f144d29
+++ tracvc/mtn/backend.py	a33b8861f9b69e4070166e3351a3962d5aa99d20
@@ -378,7 +378,11 @@ class MonotoneNode(Node):
 
 
 class MonotoneNode(Node):
-
+    """
+    Represents a directory or file in the repository at a given
+    revision.
+    """
+    
     def __init__(self, mtn, rev, path, manifest = None):
         self.mtn = mtn
         self.manifest = manifest or self.mtn.manifest(rev)
============================================================
--- tracvc/mtn/basic_io.py	d4749eacd44c037360f74b8f1405eef48a357993
+++ tracvc/mtn/basic_io.py	51f9f6dc5f0a1893ac8c53d8b2b9822a2f56c968
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ USA
 }}}
 
 """
+
 import re
 
 TOKEN = re.compile(r'''
@@ -33,20 +34,28 @@ def items(raw):
 ''', re.VERBOSE)
 
 def items(raw):
+    '''
+    Parses Monotone basic_io into (key, value) pairs, thereby ignoring
+    all whitespace.
+    
+    "value" is a list of all values found for "key". Text values are
+    dequoted properly, i.e. all occurences of \" and \\ are replaced
+    with " and \, respectively.
+    '''
 
     # we yield when we find a new key or hit end of input
-    key = None
+    key, values = None, []
 
-    for m in TOKEN.finditer(raw):
-        if m.lastgroup == 'key':
+    for match in TOKEN.finditer(raw):
+        if match.lastgroup == 'key':
             if key:
                 yield key, values
-            key = m.group('key')
+            key = match.group('key')
             values = []
-        elif m.lastgroup == 'id':
-            values.append(m.group('id'))
-        elif m.lastgroup == 'str':
-            value = m.group('str')
+        elif match.lastgroup == 'id':
+            values.append(match.group('id'))
+        elif match.lastgroup == 'str':
+            value = match.group('str')
             # dequote: replace \" with "
             value = re.sub(r'\\"', '"', value)
             # dequote: replace \\ with \