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Add documentation for the help() built-in; contributed by Ka-Ping Yee. This is part of SF patch #494622.

author	Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org>
date	Tue, 18 Dec 2001 16:31:08 +0000
parents	8e5b537f87a1
children	a5c8eca54aeb

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8231 a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	1 \documentclass{manual}
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	2
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	3 \title{Python Reference Manual}
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	4
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	5 \input{boilerplate}
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	6
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	7 \makeindex
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	8
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	9 \begin{document}
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	10
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	11 \maketitle
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	12
8782 ae3e2eaef9b9 Update to use a separate page for front matter. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8506 diff changeset	13 \ifhtml
ae3e2eaef9b9 Update to use a separate page for front matter. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8506 diff changeset	14 \chapter*{Front Matter\label{front}}
ae3e2eaef9b9 Update to use a separate page for front matter. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8506 diff changeset	15 \fi
ae3e2eaef9b9 Update to use a separate page for front matter. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8506 diff changeset	16
8231 a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	17 \input{copyright}
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	18
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	19 \begin{abstract}
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	20
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	21 \noindent
8506 6bf5b87af02f NewNew abstract, copied from the obsolete Frame version. Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 8263 diff changeset	22 Python is an interpreted, object-oriented, high-level programming
6bf5b87af02f NewNew abstract, copied from the obsolete Frame version. Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 8263 diff changeset	23 language with dynamic semantics. Its high-level built in data
6bf5b87af02f NewNew abstract, copied from the obsolete Frame version. Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 8263 diff changeset	24 structures, combined with dynamic typing and dynamic binding, make it
6bf5b87af02f NewNew abstract, copied from the obsolete Frame version. Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 8263 diff changeset	25 very attractive for rapid application development, as well as for use
6bf5b87af02f NewNew abstract, copied from the obsolete Frame version. Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 8263 diff changeset	26 as a scripting or glue language to connect existing components
6bf5b87af02f NewNew abstract, copied from the obsolete Frame version. Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 8263 diff changeset	27 together. Python's simple, easy to learn syntax emphasizes
6bf5b87af02f NewNew abstract, copied from the obsolete Frame version. Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 8263 diff changeset	28 readability and therefore reduces the cost of program
6bf5b87af02f NewNew abstract, copied from the obsolete Frame version. Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 8263 diff changeset	29 maintenance. Python supports modules and packages, which encourages
6bf5b87af02f NewNew abstract, copied from the obsolete Frame version. Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 8263 diff changeset	30 program modularity and code reuse. The Python interpreter and the
6bf5b87af02f NewNew abstract, copied from the obsolete Frame version. Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 8263 diff changeset	31 extensive standard library are available in source or binary form
6bf5b87af02f NewNew abstract, copied from the obsolete Frame version. Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> parents: 8263 diff changeset	32 without charge for all major platforms, and can be freely distributed.
8231 a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	33
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	34 This reference manual describes the syntax and ``core semantics'' of
11462 95a9833b000e Use \citetitle as appropriate. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8782 diff changeset	35 the language. It is terse, but attempts to be exact and complete.
95a9833b000e Use \citetitle as appropriate. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8782 diff changeset	36 The semantics of non-essential built-in object types and of the
95a9833b000e Use \citetitle as appropriate. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8782 diff changeset	37 built-in functions and modules are described in the
95a9833b000e Use \citetitle as appropriate. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8782 diff changeset	38 \citetitle[../lib/lib.html]{Python Library Reference}. For an
95a9833b000e Use \citetitle as appropriate. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8782 diff changeset	39 informal introduction to the language, see the
95a9833b000e Use \citetitle as appropriate. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8782 diff changeset	40 \citetitle[../tut/tut.html]{Python Tutorial}. For C or
95a9833b000e Use \citetitle as appropriate. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8782 diff changeset	41 \Cpp{} programmers, two additional manuals exist:
95a9833b000e Use \citetitle as appropriate. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8782 diff changeset	42 \citetitle[../ext/ext.html]{Extending and Embedding the Python
95a9833b000e Use \citetitle as appropriate. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8782 diff changeset	43 Interpreter} describes the high-level picture of how to write a Python
95a9833b000e Use \citetitle as appropriate. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8782 diff changeset	44 extension module, and the \citetitle[../api/api.html]{Python/C API
95a9833b000e Use \citetitle as appropriate. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8782 diff changeset	45 Reference Manual} describes the interfaces available to
95a9833b000e Use \citetitle as appropriate. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8782 diff changeset	46 C/\Cpp{} programmers in detail.
8231 a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	47
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	48 \end{abstract}
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	49
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	50 \tableofcontents
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	51
8263 b4d3d1a08e4d Markup consistency. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8231 diff changeset	52 \input{ref1} % Introduction
b4d3d1a08e4d Markup consistency. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8231 diff changeset	53 \input{ref2} % Lexical analysis
b4d3d1a08e4d Markup consistency. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8231 diff changeset	54 \input{ref3} % Data model
b4d3d1a08e4d Markup consistency. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8231 diff changeset	55 \input{ref4} % Execution model
b4d3d1a08e4d Markup consistency. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8231 diff changeset	56 \input{ref5} % Expressions and conditions
b4d3d1a08e4d Markup consistency. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8231 diff changeset	57 \input{ref6} % Simple statements
b4d3d1a08e4d Markup consistency. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8231 diff changeset	58 \input{ref7} % Compound statements
b4d3d1a08e4d Markup consistency. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 8231 diff changeset	59 \input{ref8} % Top-level components
8231 a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	60
17195 38ef46635949 Include the futures appendix. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 11462 diff changeset	61 \appendix
38ef46635949 Include the futures appendix. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 11462 diff changeset	62 \input{refa1} % Future statements and nested scopes
38ef46635949 Include the futures appendix. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 11462 diff changeset	63
18191 8e5b537f87a1 Update to include the license information in a less annoying place. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 17195 diff changeset	64 \chapter{History and License}
8e5b537f87a1 Update to include the license information in a less annoying place. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 17195 diff changeset	65 \input{license}
8e5b537f87a1 Update to include the license information in a less annoying place. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: 17195 diff changeset	66
8231 a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	67 \input{ref.ind}
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	68
a103cf6d3845 The Python Reference Manual. Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> parents: diff changeset	69 \end{document}

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