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diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst index 05ac3ed..2846f77 100644 --- a/Doc/glossary.rst +++ b/Doc/glossary.rst @@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ Glossary .. glossary:: ``>>>`` - The default Python prompt of the interactive shell. Often seen for code - examples which can be executed interactively in the interpreter. + The default Python prompt of the :term:`interactive` shell. Often + seen for code examples which can be executed interactively in the + interpreter. ``...`` Can refer to: - * The default Python prompt of the interactive shell when entering the + * The default Python prompt of the :term:`interactive` shell when entering the code for an indented code block, when within a pair of matching left and right delimiters (parentheses, square brackets, curly braces or triple quotes), or after specifying a decorator. @@ -620,7 +621,8 @@ Glossary execute them and see their results. Just launch ``python`` with no arguments (possibly by selecting it from your computer's main menu). It is a very powerful way to test out new ideas or inspect - modules and packages (remember ``help(x)``). + modules and packages (remember ``help(x)``). For more on interactive + mode, see :ref:`tut-interac`. interpreted Python is an interpreted language, as opposed to a compiled one, @@ -1084,6 +1086,10 @@ Glossary See also :term:`namespace package`. + REPL + An acronym for the "read–eval–print loop", another name for the + :term:`interactive` interpreter shell. + __slots__ A declaration inside a class that saves memory by pre-declaring space for instance attributes and eliminating instance dictionaries. Though |