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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[UserDict, UserList]
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16 --- Class wrappers for dictionary and list objects.
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18 \item[operator]
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19 --- All python's standard operators as built-in functions.
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21 \item[traceback]
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22 --- Print or retrieve a stack traceback.
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24 \item[pickle]
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25 --- Convert Python objects to streams of bytes and back.
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27 \item[shelve]
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28 --- Python object persistency.
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30 \item[copy]
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31 --- Shallow and deep copy operations.
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33 \item[marshal]
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34 --- Convert Python objects to streams of bytes and back (with
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35 different constraints).
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37 \item[ni]
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38 --- New import (obsolete).
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40 \item[imp]
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41 --- Access the implementation of the \code{import} statement.
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43 \item[parser]
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44 --- Retrieve and submit parse trees from and to the runtime support
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47 \item[keyword]
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48 --- Test whether a string is a keyword in the Python language.
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50 \item[code]
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51 --- Code object services.
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53 \item[pprint]
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54 --- Data pretty printer.
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56 \item[dis]
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57 --- Disassembler.
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59 \item[site]
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60 --- A standard way to reference site-specific modules.
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63 --- A standard way to reference user-specific modules.
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65 \item[__builtin__]
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66 --- The set of built-in functions.
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68 \item[__main__]
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69 --- The environment where the top-level script is run.
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71 \end{description}