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diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref1.tex b/Doc/ref/ref1.tex index d6c23c8..b611d9c 100644 --- a/Doc/ref/ref1.tex +++ b/Doc/ref/ref1.tex @@ -13,11 +13,15 @@ fact you would probably end up implementing quite a different language. On the other hand, if you are using Python and wonder what the precise rules about a particular area of the language are, you should definitely be able to find them here. +If you would like to see a more formal definitition of the language, +maybe you could volunteer your time --- or invent a cloning machine +:-). It is dangerous to add too many implementation details to a language reference document --- the implementation may change, and other implementations of the same language may work differently. On the -other hand, there is currently only one Python implementation, and +other hand, there is currently only one Python implementation in +widespread use (although a second one now exists!), and its particular quirks are sometimes worth being mentioned, especially where the implementation imposes additional limitations. Therefore, you'll find short ``implementation notes'' sprinkled throughout the |