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New documentation on the CD module.
author Sjoerd Mullender <sjoerd@acm.org>
date Tue, 28 Mar 1995 11:56:52 +0000
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3 % NOTE: this file controls which chapters/sections of the library
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4 % manual are actually printed. It is easy to customize your manual
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5 % by commenting out sections that you're not interested in.
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7 \title{Python Library Reference}
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25 This document describes the built-in types, exceptions and functions
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26 and the standard modules that come with the Python system. It assumes
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27 basic knowledge about the Python language. For an informal
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28 introduction to the language, see the {\em Python Tutorial}. The {\em
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29 Python Reference Manual} gives a more formal definition of the
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30 language.
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45 % Chapter title:
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47 \input{libintro} % Introduction
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49 \input{libobjs} % Built-in Types, Exceptions and Functions
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66 \input{libstd} % Standard Modules
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