+ "context manager"

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      advanced mathematical feature.  If you're not aware of a need for them,
      it's almost certain you can safely ignore them.
    
+   context manager
+      Objects which control the environment seen in a :keyword:`with`
+      statement by defining :meth:`__enter__` and :meth:`__exit__` methods.
+      See :pep:`343`.
+
   decorator
      A function returning another function, usually applied as a function
      transformation using the ``@wrapper`` syntax.  Common examples for