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   3 \title{Python Reference Manual}
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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}
  17
  18 \begin{abstract}
  19
  20 \noindent
  21 Python is a simple, yet powerful, interpreted programming language
  22 that bridges the gap between C and shell programming, and is thus
  23 ideally suited for ``throw-away programming'' and rapid prototyping.
  24 Its syntax is put together from constructs borrowed from a variety of
  25 other languages; most prominent are influences from ABC, C, Modula-3
  26 and Icon.
  27
  28 The Python interpreter is easily extended with new functions and data
  29 types implemented in C.  Python is also suitable as an extension
  30 language for highly customizable C applications such as editors or
  31 window managers.
  32
  33 Python is available for various operating systems, amongst which
  34 several flavors of {\UNIX} (including Linux), the Apple Macintosh O.S.,
  35 MS-DOS, MS-Windows 3.1, Windows NT, and OS/2.
  36
  37 This reference manual describes the syntax and ``core semantics'' of
  38 the language.  It is terse, but attempts to be exact and complete.
  39 The semantics of non-essential built-in object types and of the
  40 built-in functions and modules are described in the {\em Python
  41 Library Reference}.  For an informal introduction to the language, see
  42 the {\em Python Tutorial}.
  43
  44 \end{abstract}
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  57 \include{ref1}          % Introduction
  58 \include{ref2}          % Lexical analysis
  59 \include{ref3}          % Data model
  60 \include{ref4}          % Execution model
  61 \include{ref5}          % Expressions and conditions
  62 \include{ref6}          % Simple statements
  63 \include{ref7}          % Compound statements
  64 \include{ref8}          % Top-level components
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  68 \end{document}