ONLINE DOCUMENTATION

The main Python website has a documentation area (www.python.org/doc/) where you can access online all of the Python documentation. The documentation is written and managed by Fred Drake, one of the main developers in the PythonLabs team. You can also download documentation in HTML, PostScript, Acrobat PDF and LaTeX formats. The documentation is split into a number of sections, listed here in Table A.2.

Table A.2. Different Python documentation sections
Section Description
api Details the C API you can use to extend and/or embed Python
dist Covers the development of tools for distributing Python modules from the developers point of view
doc Outlines the methods and tools used for documenting Python and Python programs
ext ...

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