Guido van Rossum | 3795378 | 1992-04-06 14:04:04 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | \documentstyle[twoside,11pt,myformat]{report} |
Guido van Rossum | 19f1b82 | 1991-11-12 15:41:57 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | |
Guido van Rossum | 8675115 | 1995-02-28 17:14:32 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 3 | % NOTE: this file controls which chapters/sections of the library |
| 4 | % manual are actually printed. It is easy to customize your manual |
| 5 | % by commenting out sections that you're not interested in. |
| 6 | |
Guido van Rossum | 6938f06 | 1994-08-01 12:22:53 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 7 | \title{Python Library Reference} |
Guido van Rossum | 515834a | 1991-01-22 11:45:29 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 8 | |
Guido van Rossum | 16cd7f9 | 1994-10-06 10:29:26 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 9 | \input{boilerplate} |
Guido van Rossum | 83eb962 | 1993-11-23 16:28:45 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 10 | |
Guido van Rossum | 6938f06 | 1994-08-01 12:22:53 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 11 | \makeindex % tell \index to actually write the .idx file |
| 12 | |
Guido van Rossum | 1230c08 | 1992-01-07 16:40:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 13 | |
Guido van Rossum | 515834a | 1991-01-22 11:45:29 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 14 | \begin{document} |
Guido van Rossum | 6938f06 | 1994-08-01 12:22:53 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 15 | |
Guido van Rossum | 515834a | 1991-01-22 11:45:29 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 16 | \pagenumbering{roman} |
| 17 | |
| 18 | \maketitle |
| 19 | |
Guido van Rossum | 16cd7f9 | 1994-10-06 10:29:26 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 20 | \input{copyright} |
| 21 | |
Guido van Rossum | 515834a | 1991-01-22 11:45:29 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 22 | \begin{abstract} |
| 23 | |
| 24 | \noindent |
Guido van Rossum | 2ddd978 | 1995-03-30 16:01:33 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 25 | Python is an extensible, interpreted, object-oriented programming |
| 26 | language. It supports a wide range of applications, from simple text |
| 27 | processing scripts to interactive WWW browsers. |
| 28 | |
| 29 | While the {\em Python Reference Manual} describes the exact syntax and |
| 30 | semantics of the language, it does not describe the standard library |
| 31 | that is distributed with the language, and which greatly enhances its |
| 32 | immediate usability. This library contains built-in modules (written |
| 33 | in C) that provide access to system functionality such as file I/O |
| 34 | that would otherwise be inaccessible to Python programmers, as well as |
| 35 | modules written in Python that provide standardized solutions for many |
| 36 | problems that occur in everyday programming. Some of these modules |
| 37 | are explicitly designed to encourage and enhance the portability of |
| 38 | Python programs. |
| 39 | |
| 40 | This library reference manual documents Python's standard library, as |
| 41 | well as many optional library modules (which may or may not be |
| 42 | available, depending on whether the underlying platform supports them |
| 43 | and on the configuration choices made at compile time). It also |
| 44 | documents the standard types of the language and its built-in |
| 45 | functions and exceptions, many of which are not or incompletely |
| 46 | documented in the Reference Manual. |
| 47 | |
| 48 | This manual assumes basic knowledge about the Python language. For an |
| 49 | informal introduction to Python, see the {\em Python Tutorial}; the |
| 50 | Python Reference Manual remains the highest authority on syntactic and |
| 51 | semantic questions. Finally, the manual entitled {\em Extending and |
| 52 | Embedding the Python Interpreter} describes how to add new extensions |
| 53 | to Python and how to embed it in other applications. |
Guido van Rossum | 515834a | 1991-01-22 11:45:29 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 54 | |
| 55 | \end{abstract} |
| 56 | |
| 57 | \pagebreak |
| 58 | |
Guido van Rossum | 9b57385 | 1992-01-29 14:46:35 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 59 | { |
| 60 | \parskip = 0mm |
Guido van Rossum | 515834a | 1991-01-22 11:45:29 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 61 | \tableofcontents |
Guido van Rossum | 9b57385 | 1992-01-29 14:46:35 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 62 | } |
Guido van Rossum | 515834a | 1991-01-22 11:45:29 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 63 | |
| 64 | \pagebreak |
| 65 | |
| 66 | \pagenumbering{arabic} |
Guido van Rossum | be3eb96 | 1992-03-24 13:34:33 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 67 | |
Guido van Rossum | 6938f06 | 1994-08-01 12:22:53 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 68 | % Chapter title: |
| 69 | |
| 70 | \input{libintro} % Introduction |
| 71 | |
| 72 | \input{libobjs} % Built-in Types, Exceptions and Functions |
| 73 | \input{libtypes} |
| 74 | \input{libexcs} |
| 75 | \input{libfuncs} |
| 76 | |
Guido van Rossum | ecde781 | 1995-03-28 13:35:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 77 | \input{libpython} % Python Services |
Guido van Rossum | 6938f06 | 1994-08-01 12:22:53 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 78 | \input{libsys} |
Guido van Rossum | ecde781 | 1995-03-28 13:35:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 79 | \input{libtypes2} % types is already taken :-( |
| 80 | \input{libtraceback} |
Guido van Rossum | d188358 | 1995-02-15 15:53:08 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 81 | \input{libpickle} |
| 82 | \input{libshelve} |
| 83 | \input{libcopy} |
Guido van Rossum | ecde781 | 1995-03-28 13:35:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 84 | \input{libmarshal} |
| 85 | \input{libimp} |
| 86 | \input{libbltin} % really __builtin__ |
| 87 | \input{libmain} % really __main__ |
| 88 | |
| 89 | \input{libstrings} % String Services |
| 90 | \input{libstring} |
| 91 | \input{libregex} |
| 92 | \input{libregsub} |
| 93 | \input{libstruct} |
| 94 | |
| 95 | \input{libmisc} % Miscellaneous Services |
| 96 | \input{libmath} |
| 97 | \input{librand} |
| 98 | \input{libwhrandom} |
| 99 | \input{libarray} |
| 100 | |
| 101 | \input{liballos} % Generic Operating System Services |
| 102 | \input{libos} |
| 103 | \input{libtime} |
| 104 | \input{libgetopt} |
Guido van Rossum | dc46c7f | 1995-03-01 15:38:16 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 105 | \input{libtempfile} |
Guido van Rossum | ecde781 | 1995-03-28 13:35:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 106 | |
| 107 | \input{libsomeos} % Optional Operating System Services |
| 108 | \input{libsignal} |
| 109 | \input{libsocket} |
| 110 | \input{libselect} |
| 111 | \input{libthread} |
| 112 | |
| 113 | \input{libunix} % UNIX Specific Services |
| 114 | \input{libposix} |
| 115 | \input{libppath} % == posixpath |
| 116 | \input{libpwd} |
| 117 | \input{libgrp} |
| 118 | \input{libdbm} |
| 119 | \input{libgdbm} |
| 120 | \input{libtermios} |
| 121 | \input{libfcntl} |
| 122 | \input{libposixfile} |
Guido van Rossum | df804f8 | 1995-03-02 12:38:39 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 123 | |
| 124 | \input{libpdb} % The Python Debugger |
| 125 | |
| 126 | \input{libprofile} % The Python Profiler |
Guido van Rossum | 6938f06 | 1994-08-01 12:22:53 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 127 | |
Guido van Rossum | ecde781 | 1995-03-28 13:35:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 128 | \input{libwww} % Internet and WWW Services |
Guido van Rossum | a12ef94 | 1995-02-27 17:53:25 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 129 | \input{libcgi} |
Guido van Rossum | cca8d2b | 1995-03-22 15:48:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 130 | \input{liburllib} |
| 131 | \input{libhttplib} |
Guido van Rossum | 817a842 | 1995-02-16 16:28:22 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 132 | \input{libftplib} |
| 133 | \input{libgopherlib} |
Guido van Rossum | 817a842 | 1995-02-16 16:28:22 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 134 | \input{libnntplib} |
Guido van Rossum | 817a842 | 1995-02-16 16:28:22 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 135 | \input{liburlparse} |
Guido van Rossum | cca8d2b | 1995-03-22 15:48:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 136 | \input{libhtmllib} |
| 137 | \input{libsgmllib} |
| 138 | \input{librfc822} |
| 139 | \input{libmimetools} |
Jack Jansen | 4549b13 | 1995-08-29 11:30:24 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 140 | \input{libbinascii} |
Guido van Rossum | 817a842 | 1995-02-16 16:28:22 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 141 | |
Guido van Rossum | ecde781 | 1995-03-28 13:35:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 142 | \input{libmm} % Multimedia Services |
Guido van Rossum | 6938f06 | 1994-08-01 12:22:53 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 143 | \input{libaudioop} |
| 144 | \input{libimageop} |
Guido van Rossum | ecde781 | 1995-03-28 13:35:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 145 | \input{libaifc} |
Guido van Rossum | 6938f06 | 1994-08-01 12:22:53 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 146 | \input{libjpeg} |
| 147 | \input{librgbimg} |
| 148 | |
Guido van Rossum | ecde781 | 1995-03-28 13:35:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 149 | \input{libcrypto} % Cryptographic Services |
Guido van Rossum | 6938f06 | 1994-08-01 12:22:53 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 150 | \input{libmd5} |
| 151 | \input{libmpz} |
| 152 | \input{librotor} |
| 153 | |
| 154 | %\input{libamoeba} % AMOEBA ONLY |
| 155 | |
Guido van Rossum | 8675115 | 1995-02-28 17:14:32 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 156 | \input{libmac} % MACINTOSH ONLY |
Guido van Rossum | dc46c7f | 1995-03-01 15:38:16 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 157 | \input{libctb} |
| 158 | \input{libmacconsole} |
Guido van Rossum | 85c4ff2 | 1995-03-07 10:12:11 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 159 | \input{libmacdnr} |
Guido van Rossum | dc46c7f | 1995-03-01 15:38:16 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 160 | \input{libmacfs} |
Jack Jansen | ebed45f | 1995-08-14 13:40:05 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 161 | \input{libmacos} |
Guido van Rossum | dc46c7f | 1995-03-01 15:38:16 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 162 | \input{libmactcp} |
| 163 | \input{libmacspeech} |
Guido van Rossum | 6938f06 | 1994-08-01 12:22:53 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 164 | |
| 165 | \input{libstdwin} % STDWIN ONLY |
| 166 | |
| 167 | \input{libsgi} % SGI IRIX ONLY |
| 168 | \input{libal} |
| 169 | %\input{libaudio} |
Sjoerd Mullender | ffd6de1 | 1995-03-28 11:56:52 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 170 | \input{libcd} |
Guido van Rossum | 6938f06 | 1994-08-01 12:22:53 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 171 | \input{libfl} |
| 172 | \input{libfm} |
| 173 | \input{libgl} |
| 174 | \input{libimgfile} |
| 175 | %\input{libpanel} |
| 176 | |
| 177 | \input{libsun} % SUNOS ONLY |
| 178 | |
| 179 | \input{lib.ind} % Index |
Guido van Rossum | 515834a | 1991-01-22 11:45:29 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 180 | |
| 181 | \end{document} |