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1 \chapter{Python Services}
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3 The modules described in this chapter provide a wide range of services
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4 related to the Python interpreter and its interaction with its
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5 environment. Here's an overview:
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7 \begin{description}
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9 \item[sys]
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10 --- Access system specific parameters and functions.
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12 \item[types]
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13 --- Names for all built-in types.
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15 \item[traceback]
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16 --- Print or retrieve a stack traceback.
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18 \item[pickle]
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19 --- Convert Python objects to streams of bytes and back.
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21 \item[shelve]
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22 --- Python object persistency.
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24 \item[copy]
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25 --- Shallow and deep copy operations.
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27 \item[marshal]
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28 --- Convert Python objects to streams of bytes and back (with
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29 different constraints).
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31 \item[imp]
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32 --- Access the implementation of the \code{import} statement.
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34 \item[__builtin__]
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35 --- The set of built-in functions.
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37 \item[__main__]
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38 --- The environment where the top-level script is run.
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40 \end{description}