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% NOTE: this file controls which chapters/sections of the library
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% manual are actually printed. It is easy to customize your manual
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\title{Python Library Reference}
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\input{boilerplate}
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\makeindex % tell \index to actually write the
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% .idx file
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\makemodindex % ... and the module index as well.
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\begin{document}
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\maketitle
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\ifhtml
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\chapter*{Front Matter\label{front}}
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\fi
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\input{copyright}
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\begin{abstract}
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\noindent
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Python is an extensible, interpreted, object-oriented programming
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language. It supports a wide range of applications, from simple text
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processing scripts to interactive WWW browsers.
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While the \emph{Python Reference Manual} describes the exact syntax and
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semantics of the language, it does not describe the standard library
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that is distributed with the language, and which greatly enhances its
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immediate usability. This library contains built-in modules (written
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in C) that provide access to system functionality such as file I/O
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that would otherwise be inaccessible to Python programmers, as well as
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modules written in Python that provide standardized solutions for many
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problems that occur in everyday programming. Some of these modules
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are explicitly designed to encourage and enhance the portability of
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Python programs.
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This library reference manual documents Python's standard library, as
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well as many optional library modules (which may or may not be
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available, depending on whether the underlying platform supports them
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and on the configuration choices made at compile time). It also
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documents the standard types of the language and its built-in
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functions and exceptions, many of which are not or incompletely
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documented in the Reference Manual.
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This manual assumes basic knowledge about the Python language. For an
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informal introduction to Python, see the \emph{Python Tutorial}; the
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\emph{Python Reference Manual} remains the highest authority on
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syntactic and semantic questions. Finally, the manual entitled
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\emph{Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter} describes how to
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add new extensions to Python and how to embed it in other applications.
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\end{abstract}
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\tableofcontents
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% Chapter title:
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\input{libintro} % Introduction
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\input{libobjs} % Built-in Types, Exceptions and Functions
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\input{libstdtypes}
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\input{libfuncs}
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\input{libpython} % Python Services
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\input{libsys}
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\input{liboperator}
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\input{libtraceback}
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\input{libpickle}
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\input{libcopyreg} % really copy_reg
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\input{libshelve}
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%\input{libni}
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\input{librepr}
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\input{libpycompile} % really py_compile
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\input{libcompileall}
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\input{libdis}
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\input{libsite}
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\input{libuser}
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\input{libbltin} % really __builtin__
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\input{libmain} % really __main__
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\input{libstrings} % String Services
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\input{libstring}
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\input{libre}
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%\input{libsoundex}
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\input{libmisc} % Miscellaneous Services
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\input{libmath}
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\input{libcmath}
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\input{librandom}
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\input{liballos} % Generic Operating System Services
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\input{libos}
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\input{libposixpath} % os.path
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\input{libsomeos} % Optional Operating System Services
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\input{libsignal}
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\input{libsocket}
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\input{libunix} % UNIX Specific Services
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\input{libpdb} % The Python Debugger
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\input{libprofile} % The Python Profiler
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\input{internet} % Internet Protocols
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\input{libmm} % Multimedia Services
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\input{libaudioop}
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\input{libcrypto} % Cryptographic Services
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%\input{libamoeba} % AMOEBA ONLY
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\input{libsun} % SUNOS ONLY
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\input{windows} % MS Windows ONLY
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\input{libmsvcrt}
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%begin{latexonly}
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\renewcommand{\indexname}{Module Index}
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%end{latexonly}
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\input{modlib.ind} % Module Index
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\renewcommand{\indexname}{Index}
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%end{latexonly}
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\input{lib.ind} % Index
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\end{document}
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