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diff --git a/Doc/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/libfuncs.tex index 6d1cbce..6a2b0a5 100644 --- a/Doc/libfuncs.tex +++ b/Doc/libfuncs.tex @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ The Python interpreter has a number of functions built into it that are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. -\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(built-in function)} +\setindexsubitem{(built-in function)} \begin{funcdesc}{__import__}{name\optional{, globals\optional{, locals\optional{, fromlist}}}} This function is invoked by the \code{import} statement. It @@ -135,14 +135,14 @@ class instances are callable if they have an attribute \code{__call__}. and for class instances, methods are not included. The resulting list is sorted alphabetically. For example: -\bcode\begin{verbatim} +\begin{verbatim} >>> import sys >>> dir() ['sys'] >>> dir(sys) ['argv', 'exit', 'modules', 'path', 'stderr', 'stdin', 'stdout'] >>> -\end{verbatim}\ecode +\end{verbatim} \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{divmod}{a\, b} @@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ class instances are callable if they have an attribute \code{__call__}. called. The return value is the result of the evaluated expression. Syntax errors are reported as exceptions. Example: -\bcode\begin{verbatim} +\begin{verbatim} >>> x = 1 >>> print eval('x+1') 2 >>> -\end{verbatim}\ecode +\end{verbatim} % This function can also be used to execute arbitrary code objects (e.g.\ created by \code{compile()}). In this case pass a code @@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ there's no reliable way to determine whether this is the case.} greater than \var{stop}. \var{step} must not be zero (or else an exception is raised). Example: -\bcode\begin{verbatim} +\begin{verbatim} >>> range(10) [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] >>> range(1, 11) @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ there's no reliable way to determine whether this is the case.} >>> range(1, 0) [] >>> -\end{verbatim}\ecode +\end{verbatim} \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{raw_input}{\optional{prompt}} @@ -473,13 +473,13 @@ there's no reliable way to determine whether this is the case.} converts it to a string (stripping a trailing newline), and returns that. When \EOF{} is read, \code{EOFError} is raised. Example: -\bcode\begin{verbatim} +\begin{verbatim} >>> s = raw_input('--> ') --> Monty Python's Flying Circus >>> s "Monty Python's Flying Circus" >>> -\end{verbatim}\ecode +\end{verbatim} If the \code{readline} module was loaded, then \code{raw_input()} will use it to provide elaborate @@ -604,10 +604,10 @@ built-in types. \obindex{type} For instance: -\bcode\begin{verbatim} +\begin{verbatim} >>> import types >>> if isinstance(x, types.StringType): print "It's a string" -\end{verbatim}\ecode +\end{verbatim} \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{vars}{\optional{object}} |