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Took out some disclaiming text (even from the title!). Rewritten 

abstract.  Alas, I didn't get to do anything else before the release
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% Write a chapter entitled ``Some Useful Modules''
% --regex, math+cmath
% Should really move the Python startup file info to an appendix
%
\title{Python Tutorial -- DRAFT of \today}
\title{Python Tutorial}
\input{boilerplate}
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\begin{abstract}
\noindent
Python is a simple, yet powerful programming language that bridges the
gap between C and shell programming, and is thus ideally suited for
``throw-away programming'' and rapid prototyping. Its syntax is put
together from constructs borrowed from a variety of other languages;
most prominent are influences from ABC, C, Modula-3 and Icon.
Python is an easy to learn, powerful programming language. It has
efficient high-level data structures and a simple but effective
approach to object-oriented programming. Python's elegant syntax and
dynamic typing, together with its interpreted nature, make it an ideal
language for scripting and rapid application development in many areas
on most platforms.
The Python interpreter and the extensive standard library are freely
available in source or binary form for all major platforms from the
Python web site, \file{http://www.python.org}, and can be freely
distributed. The same site also contains distributions of and
pointers to many free third party Python modules, programs and tools,
and additional documentation.
The Python interpreter is easily extended with new functions and data
types implemented in C. Python is also suitable as an extension
language for highly customizable C applications such as editors or
window managers.
Python is available for many operating systems:
several flavors of \UNIX{}, the Apple Macintosh, MS-DOS, Windows
(3.1(1), '95 and NT flavors), OS/2, and others.
types implemented in C or C++ (or other languages callable from C).
Python is also suitable as an extension language for customizable
applications.
This tutorial introduces the reader informally to the basic concepts
and features of the Python language and system. It helps to have a
Python interpreter handy for hands-on experience, but as the examples
are self-contained, the tutorial can be read off-line as well.
Python interpreter handy for hands-on experience, but all examples are
self-contained, so the tutorial can be read off-line as well.
For a description of standard objects and modules, see the \emph{Python
Library Reference} document. The \emph{Python Reference Manual} gives
a more formal definition of the language.
For a description of standard objects and modules, see the
\emph{Python Library Reference} document. The \emph{Python Reference
Manual} gives a more formal definition of the language. To write
extensions in C or C++, read the \emph{Extending and Embedding} and
\emph{Python/C API} manuals. There are also several books covering
Python in depth.
This tutorial does not attempt to be comprehensive and cover every
single feature, or even every commonly used feature. Instead, it
introduces many of Python's most noteworthy features, and will give
you a good idea of the language's flavor and style. After reading it,
you will be able to read and write Python modules and programs, and
you will be ready to learn more about the various Python library
modules described in the \emph{Python Library Reference}.
\end{abstract}
@ -61,26 +75,6 @@ a more formal definition of the language.
\chapter{Whetting Your Appetite}
\section{Disclaimer}
Now that there are several books out on Python, this tutorial has lost
its role as the only introduction to Python for most new users. This
tutorial does not attempt to be comprehensive and cover every single
feature, or even every commonly used feature. Instead, it introduces
many of Python's most noteworthy features, and will give you a good
idea of the language's flavor and style.
%It takes time to keep a document like this up to date in the face of
%additions to the language, and I simply don't have enough time to do a
%good job. Therefore, this version of the tutorial is almost unchanged
%since the previous release. This doesn't mean that the tutorial is
%out of date --- all the examples still work exactly as before. There
%are simply some new areas of the language that aren't covered.
%To make up for this, there are some chapters at the end that cover
%important changes in recent Python releases, and these are up to date
%with the current release.
\section{Introduction}
If you ever wrote a large shell script, you probably know this
@ -150,7 +144,7 @@ and use it as an extension or command language for that application.
By the way, the language is named after the BBC show ``Monty Python's
Flying Circus'' and has nothing to do with nasty reptiles. Making
references to Monty Python skits in documentation is not only allowed,
it is encouraged.
it is encouraged!
\section{Where From Here}

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% Write a chapter entitled ``Some Useful Modules''
% --regex, math+cmath
% Should really move the Python startup file info to an appendix
%
\title{Python Tutorial -- DRAFT of \today}
\title{Python Tutorial}
\input{boilerplate}
@ -22,29 +21,44 @@
\begin{abstract}
\noindent
Python is a simple, yet powerful programming language that bridges the
gap between C and shell programming, and is thus ideally suited for
``throw-away programming'' and rapid prototyping. Its syntax is put
together from constructs borrowed from a variety of other languages;
most prominent are influences from ABC, C, Modula-3 and Icon.
Python is an easy to learn, powerful programming language. It has
efficient high-level data structures and a simple but effective
approach to object-oriented programming. Python's elegant syntax and
dynamic typing, together with its interpreted nature, make it an ideal
language for scripting and rapid application development in many areas
on most platforms.
The Python interpreter and the extensive standard library are freely
available in source or binary form for all major platforms from the
Python web site, \file{http://www.python.org}, and can be freely
distributed. The same site also contains distributions of and
pointers to many free third party Python modules, programs and tools,
and additional documentation.
The Python interpreter is easily extended with new functions and data
types implemented in C. Python is also suitable as an extension
language for highly customizable C applications such as editors or
window managers.
Python is available for many operating systems:
several flavors of \UNIX{}, the Apple Macintosh, MS-DOS, Windows
(3.1(1), '95 and NT flavors), OS/2, and others.
types implemented in C or C++ (or other languages callable from C).
Python is also suitable as an extension language for customizable
applications.
This tutorial introduces the reader informally to the basic concepts
and features of the Python language and system. It helps to have a
Python interpreter handy for hands-on experience, but as the examples
are self-contained, the tutorial can be read off-line as well.
Python interpreter handy for hands-on experience, but all examples are
self-contained, so the tutorial can be read off-line as well.
For a description of standard objects and modules, see the \emph{Python
Library Reference} document. The \emph{Python Reference Manual} gives
a more formal definition of the language.
For a description of standard objects and modules, see the
\emph{Python Library Reference} document. The \emph{Python Reference
Manual} gives a more formal definition of the language. To write
extensions in C or C++, read the \emph{Extending and Embedding} and
\emph{Python/C API} manuals. There are also several books covering
Python in depth.
This tutorial does not attempt to be comprehensive and cover every
single feature, or even every commonly used feature. Instead, it
introduces many of Python's most noteworthy features, and will give
you a good idea of the language's flavor and style. After reading it,
you will be able to read and write Python modules and programs, and
you will be ready to learn more about the various Python library
modules described in the \emph{Python Library Reference}.
\end{abstract}
@ -61,26 +75,6 @@ a more formal definition of the language.
\chapter{Whetting Your Appetite}
\section{Disclaimer}
Now that there are several books out on Python, this tutorial has lost
its role as the only introduction to Python for most new users. This
tutorial does not attempt to be comprehensive and cover every single
feature, or even every commonly used feature. Instead, it introduces
many of Python's most noteworthy features, and will give you a good
idea of the language's flavor and style.
%It takes time to keep a document like this up to date in the face of
%additions to the language, and I simply don't have enough time to do a
%good job. Therefore, this version of the tutorial is almost unchanged
%since the previous release. This doesn't mean that the tutorial is
%out of date --- all the examples still work exactly as before. There
%are simply some new areas of the language that aren't covered.
%To make up for this, there are some chapters at the end that cover
%important changes in recent Python releases, and these are up to date
%with the current release.
\section{Introduction}
If you ever wrote a large shell script, you probably know this
@ -150,7 +144,7 @@ and use it as an extension or command language for that application.
By the way, the language is named after the BBC show ``Monty Python's
Flying Circus'' and has nothing to do with nasty reptiles. Making
references to Monty Python skits in documentation is not only allowed,
it is encouraged.
it is encouraged!
\section{Where From Here}