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Issue #16194: document imp.load_dynamic problems when read several extension modules from the same binary object file.
author Andrew Svetlov <andrew.svetlov@gmail.com>
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3 ######################
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4 The Python Tutorial
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5 ######################
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7 Python is an easy to learn, powerful programming language. It has efficient
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8 high-level data structures and a simple but effective approach to
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9 object-oriented programming. Python's elegant syntax and dynamic typing,
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10 together with its interpreted nature, make it an ideal language for scripting
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11 and rapid application development in many areas on most platforms.
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13 The Python interpreter and the extensive standard library are freely available
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14 in source or binary form for all major platforms from the Python Web site,
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15 http://www.python.org/, and may be freely distributed. The same site also
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16 contains distributions of and pointers to many free third party Python modules,
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17 programs and tools, and additional documentation.
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19 The Python interpreter is easily extended with new functions and data types
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20 implemented in C or C++ (or other languages callable from C). Python is also
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21 suitable as an extension language for customizable applications.
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23 This tutorial introduces the reader informally to the basic concepts and
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24 features of the Python language and system. It helps to have a Python
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25 interpreter handy for hands-on experience, but all examples are self-contained,
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26 so the tutorial can be read off-line as well.
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28 For a description of standard objects and modules, see :ref:`library-index`.
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29 :ref:`reference-index` gives a more formal definition of the language. To write
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30 extensions in C or C++, read :ref:`extending-index` and
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31 :ref:`c-api-index`. There are also several books covering Python in depth.
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33 This tutorial does not attempt to be comprehensive and cover every single
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34 feature, or even every commonly used feature. Instead, it introduces many of
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35 Python's most noteworthy features, and will give you a good idea of the
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36 language's flavor and style. After reading it, you will be able to read and
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37 write Python modules and programs, and you will be ready to learn more about the
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38 various Python library modules described in :ref:`library-index`.
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40 The :ref:`glossary` is also worth going through.
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42 .. toctree::
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