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author | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2007-08-15 14:28:22 (GMT) |
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committer | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2007-08-15 14:28:22 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/Doc/library/constants.rst b/Doc/library/constants.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fecd836 --- /dev/null +++ b/Doc/library/constants.rst @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ + +Built-in Constants +================== + +A small number of constants live in the built-in namespace. They are: + + +.. data:: False + + The false value of the :class:`bool` type. + + .. versionadded:: 2.3 + + +.. data:: True + + The true value of the :class:`bool` type. + + .. versionadded:: 2.3 + + +.. data:: None + + The sole value of :attr:`types.NoneType`. ``None`` is frequently used to + represent the absence of a value, as when default arguments are not passed to a + function. + + +.. data:: NotImplemented + + Special value which can be returned by the "rich comparison" special methods + (:meth:`__eq__`, :meth:`__lt__`, and friends), to indicate that the comparison + is not implemented with respect to the other type. + + +.. data:: Ellipsis + + The same as ``...``. Special value used mostly in conjunction with extended + slicing syntax for user-defined container data types. + + .. % XXX Someone who understands extended slicing should fill in here. + |