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\documentclass{manual}
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\title{Python Reference Manual}
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\input{boilerplate}
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\makeindex
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\begin{document}
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\maketitle
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\input{copyright}
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\begin{abstract}
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\noindent
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Python is a simple, yet powerful, interpreted programming language
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that bridges the gap between C and shell programming, and is thus
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ideally suited for ``throw-away programming'' and rapid prototyping.
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Its syntax is put together from constructs borrowed from a variety of
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other languages; most prominent are influences from ABC, C, Modula-3
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and Icon.
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The Python interpreter is easily extended with new functions and data
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types implemented in C. Python is also suitable as an extension
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language for highly customizable C applications such as editors or
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window managers.
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Python is available for various operating systems, amongst which
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several flavors of {\UNIX} (including Linux), the Apple Macintosh O.S.,
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MS-DOS, MS-Windows 3.1, Windows NT, and OS/2.
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This reference manual describes the syntax and ``core semantics'' of
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the language. It is terse, but attempts to be exact and complete.
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The semantics of non-essential built-in object types and of the
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built-in functions and modules are described in the {\em Python
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Library Reference}. For an informal introduction to the language, see
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the {\em Python Tutorial}.
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\end{abstract}
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\tableofcontents
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\include{ref1} % Introduction
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\include{ref2} % Lexical analysis
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\include{ref3} % Data model
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\include{ref4} % Execution model
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\include{ref5} % Expressions and conditions
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\include{ref6} % Simple statements
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\include{ref7} % Compound statements
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\include{ref8} % Top-level components
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\input{ref.ind}
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\end{document}
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