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   1 \documentstyle[twoside,11pt,myformat]{report}
   2
   3 \title{Python Reference Manual}
   4
   5 \author{
   6         Guido van Rossum \\
   7         Dept. CST, CWI, P.O. Box 94079 \\
   8         1090 GB Amsterdam, The Netherlands \\
   9         E-mail: {\tt guido@cwi.nl}
  10 }
  11
  12 \date{26 Januari 1994 \\ Release 1.0.0} % XXX update before release!
  13
  14 % Tell \index to actually write the .idx file
  15 \makeindex
  16
  17 \begin{document}
  18
  19 \pagenumbering{roman}
  20
  21 \maketitle
  22
  23 \begin{abstract}
  24
  25 \noindent
  26 Python is a simple, yet powerful, interpreted programming language
  27 that bridges the gap between C and shell programming, and is thus
  28 ideally suited for ``throw-away programming'' and rapid prototyping.
  29 Its syntax is put together from constructs borrowed from a variety of
  30 other languages; most prominent are influences from ABC, C, Modula-3
  31 and Icon.
  32
  33 The Python interpreter is easily extended with new functions and data
  34 types implemented in C.  Python is also suitable as an extension
  35 language for highly customizable C applications such as editors or
  36 window managers.
  37
  38 Python is available for various operating systems, amongst which
  39 several flavors of {\UNIX}, Amoeba, the Apple Macintosh O.S.,
  40 and MS-DOS.
  41
  42 This reference manual describes the syntax and ``core semantics'' of
  43 the language.  It is terse, but attempts to be exact and complete.
  44 The semantics of non-essential built-in object types and of the
  45 built-in functions and modules are described in the {\em Python
  46 Library Reference}.  For an informal introduction to the language, see
  47 the {\em Python Tutorial}.
  48
  49 \end{abstract}
  50
  51 \pagebreak
  52
  53 {
  54 \parskip = 0mm
  55 \tableofcontents
  56 }
  57
  58 \pagebreak
  59
  60 \pagenumbering{arabic}
  61
  62 \include{ref1}          % Introduction
  63 \include{ref2}          % Lexical analysis
  64 \include{ref3}          % Data model
  65 \include{ref4}          % Execution model
  66 \include{ref5}          % Expressions and conditions
  67 \include{ref6}          % Simple statements
  68 \include{ref7}          % Compound statements
  69 \include{ref8}          % Top-level components
  70
  71 \input{ref.ind}
  72
  73 \end{document}