\documentstyle[twoside,11pt,myformat,html]{report} \title{Python Reference Manual} \input{boilerplate} % Tell \index to actually write the .idx file \makeindex \begin{document} \pagenumbering{roman} \maketitle \input{copyright} \begin{abstract} \noindent Python is a simple, yet powerful, interpreted 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. 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 various operating systems, amongst which several flavors of {\UNIX}, Amoeba, the Apple Macintosh O.S., and MS-DOS. This reference manual describes the syntax and ``core semantics'' of the language. It is terse, but attempts to be exact and complete. The semantics of non-essential built-in object types and of the built-in functions and modules are described in the {\em Python Library Reference}. For an informal introduction to the language, see the {\em Python Tutorial}. \end{abstract} \pagebreak { \parskip = 0mm \tableofcontents } \pagebreak \pagenumbering{arabic} \include{ref1} % Introduction \include{ref2} % Lexical analysis \include{ref3} % Data model \include{ref4} % Execution model \include{ref5} % Expressions and conditions \include{ref6} % Simple statements \include{ref7} % Compound statements \include{ref8} % Top-level components \input{ref.ind} \end{document}