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1.9 KiB
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61 lines
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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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\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 interpreted, object-oriented, high-level programming
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language with dynamic semantics. Its high-level built in data
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structures, combined with dynamic typing and dynamic binding, make it
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very attractive for rapid application development, as well as for use
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as a scripting or glue language to connect existing components
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together. Python's simple, easy to learn syntax emphasizes
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readability and therefore reduces the cost of program
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maintenance. Python supports modules and packages, which encourages
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program modularity and code reuse. The Python interpreter and the
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extensive standard library are available in source or binary form
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without charge for all major platforms, and can be freely distributed.
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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. The
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semantics of non-essential built-in object types and of the built-in
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functions and modules are described in the \emph{Python Library
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Reference}. For an informal introduction to the language, see the
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\emph{Python Tutorial}. For \C{} or \Cpp{} programmers, two additional
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manuals exist: \emph{Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter}
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describes the high-level picture of how to write a Python extension
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module, and the \emph{Python/C API Reference Manual} describes the
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interfaces available to C/C++ programmers in detail.
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\end{abstract}
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\tableofcontents
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\input{ref1} % Introduction
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\input{ref2} % Lexical analysis
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\input{ref3} % Data model
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\input{ref4} % Execution model
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\input{ref5} % Expressions and conditions
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\input{ref6} % Simple statements
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\input{ref7} % Compound statements
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\input{ref8} % Top-level components
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\input{ref.ind}
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\end{document}
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