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author | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1999-11-10 16:21:37 (GMT) |
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committer | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1999-11-10 16:21:37 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/lib.tex b/Doc/lib/lib.tex index f57c961..b0f5705 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/lib.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/lib.tex @@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ Python is an extensible, interpreted, object-oriented programming language. It supports a wide range of applications, from simple text processing scripts to interactive WWW browsers. -While the \emph{Python Reference Manual} describes the exact syntax and -semantics of the language, it does not describe the standard library -that is distributed with the language, and which greatly enhances its -immediate usability. This library contains built-in modules (written -in C) that provide access to system functionality such as file I/O -that would otherwise be inaccessible to Python programmers, as well as -modules written in Python that provide standardized solutions for many -problems that occur in everyday programming. Some of these modules -are explicitly designed to encourage and enhance the portability of -Python programs. +While the \citetitle[../ref/ref.html]{Python Reference Manual} +describes the exact syntax and semantics of the language, it does not +describe the standard library that is distributed with the language, +and which greatly enhances its immediate usability. This library +contains built-in modules (written in C) that provide access to system +functionality such as file I/O that would otherwise be inaccessible to +Python programmers, as well as modules written in Python that provide +standardized solutions for many problems that occur in everyday +programming. Some of these modules are explicitly designed to +encourage and enhance the portability of Python programs. This library reference manual documents Python's standard library, as well as many optional library modules (which may or may not be @@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ functions and exceptions, many of which are not or incompletely documented in the Reference Manual. This manual assumes basic knowledge about the Python language. For an -informal introduction to Python, see the \emph{Python Tutorial}; the -\emph{Python Reference Manual} remains the highest authority on -syntactic and semantic questions. Finally, the manual entitled -\emph{Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter} describes how to -add new extensions to Python and how to embed it in other applications. +informal introduction to Python, see the +\citetitle[../tut/tut.html]{Python Tutorial}; the +\citetitle[../ref/ref.html]{Python Reference Manual} remains the +highest authority on syntactic and semantic questions. Finally, the +manual entitled \citetitle[../ext/ext.html]{Extending and Embedding +the Python Interpreter} describes how to add new extensions to Python +and how to embed it in other applications. \end{abstract} |