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author Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
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1 \documentstyle[twoside,11pt,myformat]{report}
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3 \title{Python Reference Manual}
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5 \input{boilerplate}
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7 % Tell \index to actually write the .idx file
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8 \makeindex
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10 \begin{document}
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12 \pagenumbering{roman}
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14 \maketitle
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16 \input{copyright}
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18 \begin{abstract}
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20 \noindent
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21 Python is a simple, yet powerful, interpreted programming language
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22 that bridges the gap between C and shell programming, and is thus
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23 ideally suited for ``throw-away programming'' and rapid prototyping.
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24 Its syntax is put together from constructs borrowed from a variety of
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25 other languages; most prominent are influences from ABC, C, Modula-3
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26 and Icon.
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28 The Python interpreter is easily extended with new functions and data
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29 types implemented in C. Python is also suitable as an extension
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30 language for highly customizable C applications such as editors or
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31 window managers.
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33 Python is available for various operating systems, amongst which
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34 several flavors of {\UNIX} (including Linux), the Apple Macintosh O.S.,
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35 MS-DOS, MS-Windows 3.1, Windows NT, and OS/2.
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37 This reference manual describes the syntax and ``core semantics'' of
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38 the language. It is terse, but attempts to be exact and complete.
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39 The semantics of non-essential built-in object types and of the
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40 built-in functions and modules are described in the {\em Python
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41 Library Reference}. For an informal introduction to the language, see
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42 the {\em Python Tutorial}.
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44 \end{abstract}
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46 \pagebreak
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48 {
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49 \parskip = 0mm
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50 \tableofcontents
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51 }
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55 \pagenumbering{arabic}
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57 \include{ref1} % Introduction
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58 \include{ref2} % Lexical analysis
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59 \include{ref3} % Data model
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60 \include{ref4} % Execution model
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61 \include{ref5} % Expressions and conditions
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62 \include{ref6} % Simple statements
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63 \include{ref7} % Compound statements
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68 \end{document}