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2 days ago · The Python Language Reference ¶ This reference manual describes the syntax and “core semantics” of the language. It is terse, but attempts to be exact and complete. The semantics of non …

Why does Python use methods for some functionality (e.g. list.index ()) but functions for other (e.g. len (list))? Why is join () a string method instead of a list or tuple method?

2 days ago · While The Python Language Reference describes the exact syntax and semantics of the Python language, this library reference manual describes the standard library that is distributed with …

2 days ago · After reading it, you will be able to read and write Python modules and programs, and you will be ready to learn more about the various Python library modules described in The Python …

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5 days ago · Each of these implementations varies in some way from the language as documented in this manual, or introduces specific information beyond what’s covered in the standard Python …

1 day ago · The modules described in this chapter deal with disk files and directories. For example, there are modules for reading the properties of files, manipulating paths in a portable way, and …

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4 days ago · Python HOWTOs are documents that cover a specific topic in-depth. Modeled on the Linux Documentation Project’s HOWTO collection, this collection is an effort to foster documentation that’s …