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+<p> This document was generated using the <a
+ href="http://saftsack.fs.uni-bayreuth.de/;SPMtilde;latex2ht/">
+ <strong>LaTeX</strong>2<tt>HTML</tt></a> translator.
+</p>
+
+<p> <a
+ href="http://saftsack.fs.uni-bayreuth.de/;SPMtilde;latex2ht/">
+ <strong>LaTeX</strong>2<tt>HTML</tt></a> is Copyright ©
+ 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, <a
+ href="http://cbl.leeds.ac.uk/nikos/personal.html">Nikos
+ Drakos</a>, Computer Based Learning Unit, University of
+ Leeds, and Copyright © 1997, 1998, <a
+ href="http://www.maths.mq.edu.au/;SPMtilde;ross/">Ross
+ Moore</a>, Mathematics Department, Macquarie University,
+ Sydney.
+</p>
+
+<p> The application of <a
+ href="http://saftsack.fs.uni-bayreuth.de/;SPMtilde;latex2ht/">
+ <strong>LaTeX</strong>2<tt>HTML</tt></a> to the Python
+ documentation has been heavily tailored by Fred L. Drake,
+ Jr. Original navigation icons were contributed by Christopher
+ Petrilli.
+</p>
+
+<hr>
+
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+
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