2 days ago · 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-essential built-in object …

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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 …

1 day 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 …

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2 days ago · This is the full Python grammar, derived directly from the grammar used to generate the CPython parser (see Grammar/python.gram). The version here omits details related to …

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?

Python 2.0, documentation released on 16 October 2000. Python 1.6, documentation released on 5 September 2000. Python 1.5.2p2, documentation released on 22 March 2000. Python …