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diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref3.tex b/Doc/ref/ref3.tex index 503b03b..cb861cd 100644 --- a/Doc/ref/ref3.tex +++ b/Doc/ref/ref3.tex @@ -629,28 +629,25 @@ dictionary; \member{__class__} is the instance's class. \ttindex{__class__}} \item[Files] -A file object represents an open file. File objects are created by the -\function{open()} built-in function, and also by -\function{os.popen()}, \function{os.fdopen()}, and the -\method{makefile()} method of socket objects (and perhaps by other -functions or methods provided by extension modules). The objects -\code{sys.stdin}, \code{sys.stdout} and \code{sys.stderr} are -initialized to file objects corresponding to the interpreter's -standard input, output and error streams. See the \emph{Python -Library Reference} for complete documentation of file objects. -\obindex{file} -\indexii{C}{language} -\index{stdio} -\bifuncindex{open} -\withsubitem{(in module os)}{\ttindex{popen()}} -\withsubitem{(socket method)}{\ttindex{makefile()}} +A file\obindex{file} object represents an open file. File objects are +created by the \function{open()}\bifuncindex{open} built-in function, +and also by +\withsubitem{(in module os)}{\ttindex{popen()}}\function{os.popen()}, +\function{os.fdopen()}, and the +\method{makefile()}\withsubitem{(socket method)}{\ttindex{makefile()}} +method of socket objects (and perhaps by other functions or methods +provided by extension modules). The objects +\ttindex{sys.stdin}\code{sys.stdin}, +\ttindex{sys.stdout}\code{sys.stdout} and +\ttindex{sys.stderr}\code{sys.stderr} are initialized to file objects +corresponding to the interpreter's standard\index{stdio} input, output +and error streams. See the \citetitle[../lib/lib.html]{Python Library +Reference} for complete documentation of file objects. \withsubitem{(in module sys)}{ \ttindex{stdin} \ttindex{stdout} \ttindex{stderr}} -\ttindex{sys.stdin} -\ttindex{sys.stdout} -\ttindex{sys.stderr} + \item[Internal types] A few types used internally by the interpreter are exposed to the user. |