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Added poplib.
Made the module lists look like the other module lists in the documentation.
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\section{Fundamental, and pretty straightforward to document}
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cPickle.c --- mostly the same as pickle but no subclassing
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\begin{description}
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\item[cPickle.c]
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--- mostly the same as pickle but no subclassing
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cStringIO.c --- mostly the same as StringIO but no subclassing
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\item[cStringIO.c]
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--- mostly the same as StringIO but no subclassing
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\end{description}
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\section{Frameworks; somewhat harder to document, but well worth the effort}
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Tkinter.py --- Interface to Tcl/Tk for graphical user interfaces;
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\begin{description}
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\item[Tkinter.py]
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--- Interface to Tcl/Tk for graphical user interfaces;
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Fredrik Lundh is working on this one!
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CGIHTTPServer.py --- CGI-savvy HTTP Server
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\item[CGIHTTPServer.py]
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--- CGI-savvy HTTP Server
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SimpleHTTPServer.py --- Simple HTTP Server
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\item[SimpleHTTPServer.py]
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--- Simple HTTP Server
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\end{description}
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\section{Stuff useful to a lot of people, including the CGI crowd}
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MimeWriter.py --- Generic MIME writer
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\begin{description}
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\item[MimeWriter.py]
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--- Generic MIME writer
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multifile.py --- make each part of a multipart message ``feel'' like
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\item[multifile.py]
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--- make each part of a multipart message ``feel'' like
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\item[poplib.py]
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--- Post Office Protocol client by Dave Ascher.
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\end{description}
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\section{Miscellaneous useful utilities}
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Some of these are very old and/or not very robust; marked with ``hmm''.
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calendar.py --- Calendar printing functions
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\begin{description}
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\item[calendar.py]
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--- Calendar printing functions
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ConfigParser.py --- Parse a file of sectioned configuration parameters
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\item[ConfigParser.py]
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--- Parse a file of sectioned configuration parameters
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cmp.py --- Efficiently compare files
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\item[cmp.py]
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--- Efficiently compare files
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cmpcache.py --- Efficiently compare files (uses statcache)
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\item[cmpcache.py]
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--- Efficiently compare files (uses statcache)
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dircache.py --- like os.listdir, but caches results
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\item[dircache.py]
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--- like os.listdir, but caches results
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dircmp.py --- class to build directory diff tools on
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\item[dircmp.py]
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--- class to build directory diff tools on
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linecache.py --- Cache lines from files (used by pdb)
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\item[linecache.py]
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--- Cache lines from files (used by pdb)
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pipes.py --- Conversion pipeline templates (hmm)
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\item[pipes.py]
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--- Conversion pipeline templates (hmm)
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popen2.py --- improved popen, can read AND write simultaneously
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\item[popen2.py]
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--- improved popen, can read AND write simultaneously
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statcache.py --- Maintain a cache of file stats
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\item[statcache.py]
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--- Maintain a cache of file stats
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colorsys.py --- Conversion between RGB and other color systems
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\item[colorsys.py]
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--- Conversion between RGB and other color systems
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dbhash.py --- (g)dbm-like wrapper for bsdhash.hashopen
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\item[dbhash.py]
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--- (g)dbm-like wrapper for bsdhash.hashopen
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mhlib.py --- MH interface
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\item[mhlib.py]
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--- MH interface
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pty.py --- Pseudo terminal utilities
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\item[pty.py]
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--- Pseudo terminal utilities
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tty.py --- Terminal utilities
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\item[tty.py]
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--- Terminal utilities
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cmd.py --- build line-oriented command interpreters (used by pdb)
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\item[cmd.py]
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--- build line-oriented command interpreters (used by pdb)
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bdb.py --- A generic Python debugger base class (used by pdb)
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\item[bdb.py]
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--- A generic Python debugger base class (used by pdb)
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ihooks.py --- Import hook support (for rexec)
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\item[ihooks.py]
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--- Import hook support (for rexec)
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bisect.py --- Bisection algorithms (this is actually useful at times,
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\item[bisect.py]
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--- Bisection algorithms (this is actually useful at times,
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especially as reference material)
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\end{description}
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\section{Parsing Python}
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(One could argue that these should all be documented together with the
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parser module.)
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tokenize.py --- regular expression that recognizes Python tokens; also
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\begin{description}
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\item[tokenize.py]
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--- regular expression that recognizes Python tokens; also
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contains helper code for colorizing Python source code.
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pyclbr.py --- Parse a Python file and retrieve classes and methods
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\item[pyclbr.py]
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--- Parse a Python file and retrieve classes and methods
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\end{description}
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\section{Platform specific modules}
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ntpath.py --- equivalent of posixpath on 32-bit Windows
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\begin{description}
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\item[ntpath.py]
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--- equivalent of posixpath on 32-bit Windows
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dospath.py --- equivalent of posixpath on MS-DOS
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\item[dospath.py]
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--- equivalent of posixpath on MS-DOS
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\end{description}
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\section{Code objects and files, debugger etc.}
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compileall.py --- force "compilation" of all .py files in a directory
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\begin{description}
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\item[compileall.py]
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--- force "compilation" of all .py files in a directory
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py_compile.py --- "compile" a .py file to a .pyc file
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\item[py_compile.py]
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--- "compile" a .py file to a .pyc file
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repr.py --- Redo the `...` (representation) but with limits on most
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\item[repr.py]
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--- Redo the `...` (representation) but with limits on most
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sizes (used by pdb)
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\end{description}
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\section{Multimedia}
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audiodev.py --- Plays audio files
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\begin{description}
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\item[audiodev.py]
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--- Plays audio files
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sunau.py --- parse Sun and NeXT audio files
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\item[sunau.py]
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--- parse Sun and NeXT audio files
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sunaudio.py --- interpret sun audio headers
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\item[sunaudio.py]
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--- interpret sun audio headers
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toaiff.py --- Convert "arbitrary" sound files to AIFF files
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\item[toaiff.py]
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--- Convert "arbitrary" sound files to AIFF files
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sndhdr.py --- recognizing sound files
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\item[sndhdr.py]
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--- recognizing sound files
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wave.py --- parse WAVE files
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\item[wave.py]
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--- parse WAVE files
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whatsound.py --- recognizing sound files
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\item[whatsound.py]
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--- recognizing sound files
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\end{description}
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\section{Oddities}
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These modules are probably also obsolete, or just not very useful.
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dump.py --- Print python code that reconstructs a variable
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\begin{description}
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\item[dump.py]
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--- Print python code that reconstructs a variable
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find.py --- find files matching pattern in directory tree
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\item[find.py]
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--- find files matching pattern in directory tree
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fpformat.py --- General floating point formatting functions ---
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\item[fpformat.py]
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--- General floating point formatting functions ---
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interesting demonstration of how to do this without using the \C{}
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library
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grep.py --- grep
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\item[grep.py]
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--- grep
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mutex.py --- Mutual exclusion --- for use with module sched
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\item[mutex.py]
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--- Mutual exclusion --- for use with module sched
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packmail.py --- create a self-unpacking \UNIX{} shell archive
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\item[packmail.py]
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--- create a self-unpacking \UNIX{} shell archive
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poly.py --- Polynomials
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\item[poly.py]
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--- Polynomials
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sched.py --- event scheduler class
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\item[sched.py]
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--- event scheduler class
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shutil.py --- utility functions usable in a shell-like program
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\item[shutil.py]
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--- utility functions usable in a shell-like program
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util.py --- useful functions that don't fit elsewhere
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\item[util.py]
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--- useful functions that don't fit elsewhere
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zmod.py --- Compute properties of mathematical "fields"
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\item[zmod.py]
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--- Compute properties of mathematical "fields"
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tzparse.py --- Parse a timezone specification (unfinished)
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\item[tzparse.py]
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--- Parse a timezone specification (unfinished)
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\end{description}
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\section{Obsolete}
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modules, add that directory to \code{sys.path}, possibly using
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\envvar{PYTHONPATH}.
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newdir.py --- New dir() function (the standard dir() is now just as good)
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\begin{description}
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\item[newdir.py]
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--- New dir() function (the standard dir() is now just as good)
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addpack.py --- standard support for "packages"
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\item[addpack.py]
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--- standard support for "packages"
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fmt.py --- text formatting abstractions (too slow)
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\item[fmt.py]
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--- text formatting abstractions (too slow)
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Para.py --- helper for fmt.py
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\item[Para.py]
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--- helper for fmt.py
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lockfile.py --- wrapper around FCNTL file locking (use
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\item[lockfile.py]
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--- wrapper around FCNTL file locking (use
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fcntl.lockf/flock intead)
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tb.py --- Print tracebacks, with a dump of local variables (use
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\item[tb.py]
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--- Print tracebacks, with a dump of local variables (use
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pdb.pm() or traceback.py instead)
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codehack.py --- extract function name or line number from a function
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\item[codehack.py]
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--- extract function name or line number from a function
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code object (these are now accessible as attributes: co.co_name,
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func.func_name, co.co_firstlineno)
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\end{description}
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\section{Extension modules}
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bsddbmodule.c --- Interface to the Berkeley DB interface (yet another
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\begin{description}
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\item[bsddbmodule.c]
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--- Interface to the Berkeley DB interface (yet another
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dbm clone).
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cursesmodule.c --- Curses interface.
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\item[cursesmodule.c]
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--- Curses interface.
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dlmodule.c --- A highly experimental and dangerous device for calling
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\item[dlmodule.c]
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--- A highly experimental and dangerous device for calling
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arbitrary C functions in arbitrary shared libraries.
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newmodule.c --- Tommy Burnette's `new' module (creates new empty
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objects of certain kinds) --- dangerous.
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\item[newmodule.c]
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--- Tommy Burnette's `new' module (creates new empty objects of
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certain kinds) --- dangerous.
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nismodule.c --- NIS (a.k.a. Sun's Yellow Pages) interface.
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\item[nismodule.c]
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--- NIS (a.k.a. Sun's Yellow Pages) interface.
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timingmodule.c --- Measure time intervals to high resolution (obsolete
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--- use time.clock() instead).
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\item[timingmodule.c]
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--- Measure time intervals to high resolution (obsolete --- use
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time.clock() instead).
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stdwinmodule.c --- Interface to STDWIN (an old, unsupported
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\item[stdwinmodule.c]
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--- Interface to STDWIN (an old, unsupported
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platform-independent GUI package). Obsolete; use Tkinter for a
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platform-independent GUI instead.
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The following are SGI specific:
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clmodule.c --- Interface to the SGI compression library.
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\item[clmodule.c]
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--- Interface to the SGI compression library.
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svmodule.c --- Interface to the ``simple video'' board on SGI Indigo
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\item[svmodule.c]
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--- Interface to the ``simple video'' board on SGI Indigo
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(obsolete hardware).
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The following is Windows specific:
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msvcrtmodule.c (in directory PC) --- define a number of Windows
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\item[msvcrtmodule.c]
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(in directory \file{PC/}) --- define a number of Windows
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specific goodies like \code{khbit()}, \code{getch()} and
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\code{setmode()}. (Windows 95 and NT only.)
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\end{description}
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Doc/libundoc.tex
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\section{Fundamental, and pretty straightforward to document}
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cPickle.c --- mostly the same as pickle but no subclassing
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\begin{description}
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\item[cPickle.c]
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--- mostly the same as pickle but no subclassing
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cStringIO.c --- mostly the same as StringIO but no subclassing
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\item[cStringIO.c]
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--- mostly the same as StringIO but no subclassing
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\end{description}
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\section{Frameworks; somewhat harder to document, but well worth the effort}
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Tkinter.py --- Interface to Tcl/Tk for graphical user interfaces;
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\begin{description}
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\item[Tkinter.py]
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--- Interface to Tcl/Tk for graphical user interfaces;
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Fredrik Lundh is working on this one!
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CGIHTTPServer.py --- CGI-savvy HTTP Server
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\item[CGIHTTPServer.py]
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--- CGI-savvy HTTP Server
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SimpleHTTPServer.py --- Simple HTTP Server
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\item[SimpleHTTPServer.py]
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--- Simple HTTP Server
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\end{description}
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\section{Stuff useful to a lot of people, including the CGI crowd}
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MimeWriter.py --- Generic MIME writer
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\begin{description}
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\item[MimeWriter.py]
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--- Generic MIME writer
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multifile.py --- make each part of a multipart message ``feel'' like
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\item[multifile.py]
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--- make each part of a multipart message ``feel'' like
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\item[poplib.py]
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--- Post Office Protocol client by Dave Ascher.
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\end{description}
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\section{Miscellaneous useful utilities}
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Some of these are very old and/or not very robust; marked with ``hmm''.
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calendar.py --- Calendar printing functions
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\begin{description}
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\item[calendar.py]
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--- Calendar printing functions
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ConfigParser.py --- Parse a file of sectioned configuration parameters
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\item[ConfigParser.py]
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--- Parse a file of sectioned configuration parameters
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cmp.py --- Efficiently compare files
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\item[cmp.py]
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--- Efficiently compare files
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cmpcache.py --- Efficiently compare files (uses statcache)
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\item[cmpcache.py]
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--- Efficiently compare files (uses statcache)
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dircache.py --- like os.listdir, but caches results
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\item[dircache.py]
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--- like os.listdir, but caches results
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dircmp.py --- class to build directory diff tools on
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\item[dircmp.py]
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--- class to build directory diff tools on
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linecache.py --- Cache lines from files (used by pdb)
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\item[linecache.py]
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--- Cache lines from files (used by pdb)
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pipes.py --- Conversion pipeline templates (hmm)
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\item[pipes.py]
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--- Conversion pipeline templates (hmm)
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popen2.py --- improved popen, can read AND write simultaneously
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\item[popen2.py]
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--- improved popen, can read AND write simultaneously
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statcache.py --- Maintain a cache of file stats
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\item[statcache.py]
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--- Maintain a cache of file stats
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colorsys.py --- Conversion between RGB and other color systems
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\item[colorsys.py]
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--- Conversion between RGB and other color systems
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dbhash.py --- (g)dbm-like wrapper for bsdhash.hashopen
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\item[dbhash.py]
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--- (g)dbm-like wrapper for bsdhash.hashopen
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mhlib.py --- MH interface
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\item[mhlib.py]
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--- MH interface
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pty.py --- Pseudo terminal utilities
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\item[pty.py]
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--- Pseudo terminal utilities
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tty.py --- Terminal utilities
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\item[tty.py]
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--- Terminal utilities
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cmd.py --- build line-oriented command interpreters (used by pdb)
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\item[cmd.py]
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--- build line-oriented command interpreters (used by pdb)
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bdb.py --- A generic Python debugger base class (used by pdb)
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\item[bdb.py]
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--- A generic Python debugger base class (used by pdb)
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ihooks.py --- Import hook support (for rexec)
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\item[ihooks.py]
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--- Import hook support (for rexec)
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bisect.py --- Bisection algorithms (this is actually useful at times,
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\item[bisect.py]
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--- Bisection algorithms (this is actually useful at times,
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especially as reference material)
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\end{description}
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\section{Parsing Python}
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@ -80,75 +117,111 @@ especially as reference material)
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(One could argue that these should all be documented together with the
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parser module.)
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tokenize.py --- regular expression that recognizes Python tokens; also
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\begin{description}
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\item[tokenize.py]
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--- regular expression that recognizes Python tokens; also
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contains helper code for colorizing Python source code.
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pyclbr.py --- Parse a Python file and retrieve classes and methods
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\item[pyclbr.py]
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--- Parse a Python file and retrieve classes and methods
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\end{description}
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\section{Platform specific modules}
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ntpath.py --- equivalent of posixpath on 32-bit Windows
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\begin{description}
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\item[ntpath.py]
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--- equivalent of posixpath on 32-bit Windows
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dospath.py --- equivalent of posixpath on MS-DOS
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\item[dospath.py]
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--- equivalent of posixpath on MS-DOS
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\end{description}
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\section{Code objects and files, debugger etc.}
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compileall.py --- force "compilation" of all .py files in a directory
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\begin{description}
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\item[compileall.py]
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--- force "compilation" of all .py files in a directory
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py_compile.py --- "compile" a .py file to a .pyc file
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\item[py_compile.py]
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--- "compile" a .py file to a .pyc file
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repr.py --- Redo the `...` (representation) but with limits on most
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\item[repr.py]
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--- Redo the `...` (representation) but with limits on most
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sizes (used by pdb)
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\end{description}
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\section{Multimedia}
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audiodev.py --- Plays audio files
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\begin{description}
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\item[audiodev.py]
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--- Plays audio files
|
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|
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sunau.py --- parse Sun and NeXT audio files
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\item[sunau.py]
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--- parse Sun and NeXT audio files
|
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|
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sunaudio.py --- interpret sun audio headers
|
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\item[sunaudio.py]
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--- interpret sun audio headers
|
||||
|
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toaiff.py --- Convert "arbitrary" sound files to AIFF files
|
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\item[toaiff.py]
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--- Convert "arbitrary" sound files to AIFF files
|
||||
|
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sndhdr.py --- recognizing sound files
|
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\item[sndhdr.py]
|
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--- recognizing sound files
|
||||
|
||||
wave.py --- parse WAVE files
|
||||
\item[wave.py]
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--- parse WAVE files
|
||||
|
||||
whatsound.py --- recognizing sound files
|
||||
\item[whatsound.py]
|
||||
--- recognizing sound files
|
||||
\end{description}
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|
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|
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\section{Oddities}
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These modules are probably also obsolete, or just not very useful.
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|
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dump.py --- Print python code that reconstructs a variable
|
||||
\begin{description}
|
||||
\item[dump.py]
|
||||
--- Print python code that reconstructs a variable
|
||||
|
||||
find.py --- find files matching pattern in directory tree
|
||||
\item[find.py]
|
||||
--- find files matching pattern in directory tree
|
||||
|
||||
fpformat.py --- General floating point formatting functions ---
|
||||
\item[fpformat.py]
|
||||
--- General floating point formatting functions ---
|
||||
interesting demonstration of how to do this without using the \C{}
|
||||
library
|
||||
|
||||
grep.py --- grep
|
||||
\item[grep.py]
|
||||
--- grep
|
||||
|
||||
mutex.py --- Mutual exclusion --- for use with module sched
|
||||
\item[mutex.py]
|
||||
--- Mutual exclusion --- for use with module sched
|
||||
|
||||
packmail.py --- create a self-unpacking \UNIX{} shell archive
|
||||
\item[packmail.py]
|
||||
--- create a self-unpacking \UNIX{} shell archive
|
||||
|
||||
poly.py --- Polynomials
|
||||
\item[poly.py]
|
||||
--- Polynomials
|
||||
|
||||
sched.py --- event scheduler class
|
||||
\item[sched.py]
|
||||
--- event scheduler class
|
||||
|
||||
shutil.py --- utility functions usable in a shell-like program
|
||||
\item[shutil.py]
|
||||
--- utility functions usable in a shell-like program
|
||||
|
||||
util.py --- useful functions that don't fit elsewhere
|
||||
\item[util.py]
|
||||
--- useful functions that don't fit elsewhere
|
||||
|
||||
zmod.py --- Compute properties of mathematical "fields"
|
||||
\item[zmod.py]
|
||||
--- Compute properties of mathematical "fields"
|
||||
|
||||
tzparse.py --- Parse a timezone specification (unfinished)
|
||||
\item[tzparse.py]
|
||||
--- Parse a timezone specification (unfinished)
|
||||
\end{description}
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
\section{Obsolete}
|
||||
|
|
@ -160,56 +233,77 @@ but are available in the directory \file{lib-old/} installed under
|
|||
modules, add that directory to \code{sys.path}, possibly using
|
||||
\envvar{PYTHONPATH}.
|
||||
|
||||
newdir.py --- New dir() function (the standard dir() is now just as good)
|
||||
\begin{description}
|
||||
\item[newdir.py]
|
||||
--- New dir() function (the standard dir() is now just as good)
|
||||
|
||||
addpack.py --- standard support for "packages"
|
||||
\item[addpack.py]
|
||||
--- standard support for "packages"
|
||||
|
||||
fmt.py --- text formatting abstractions (too slow)
|
||||
\item[fmt.py]
|
||||
--- text formatting abstractions (too slow)
|
||||
|
||||
Para.py --- helper for fmt.py
|
||||
\item[Para.py]
|
||||
--- helper for fmt.py
|
||||
|
||||
lockfile.py --- wrapper around FCNTL file locking (use
|
||||
\item[lockfile.py]
|
||||
--- wrapper around FCNTL file locking (use
|
||||
fcntl.lockf/flock intead)
|
||||
|
||||
tb.py --- Print tracebacks, with a dump of local variables (use
|
||||
\item[tb.py]
|
||||
--- Print tracebacks, with a dump of local variables (use
|
||||
pdb.pm() or traceback.py instead)
|
||||
|
||||
codehack.py --- extract function name or line number from a function
|
||||
\item[codehack.py]
|
||||
--- extract function name or line number from a function
|
||||
code object (these are now accessible as attributes: co.co_name,
|
||||
func.func_name, co.co_firstlineno)
|
||||
\end{description}
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
\section{Extension modules}
|
||||
|
||||
bsddbmodule.c --- Interface to the Berkeley DB interface (yet another
|
||||
\begin{description}
|
||||
\item[bsddbmodule.c]
|
||||
--- Interface to the Berkeley DB interface (yet another
|
||||
dbm clone).
|
||||
|
||||
cursesmodule.c --- Curses interface.
|
||||
\item[cursesmodule.c]
|
||||
--- Curses interface.
|
||||
|
||||
dlmodule.c --- A highly experimental and dangerous device for calling
|
||||
\item[dlmodule.c]
|
||||
--- A highly experimental and dangerous device for calling
|
||||
arbitrary C functions in arbitrary shared libraries.
|
||||
|
||||
newmodule.c --- Tommy Burnette's `new' module (creates new empty
|
||||
objects of certain kinds) --- dangerous.
|
||||
\item[newmodule.c]
|
||||
--- Tommy Burnette's `new' module (creates new empty objects of
|
||||
certain kinds) --- dangerous.
|
||||
|
||||
nismodule.c --- NIS (a.k.a. Sun's Yellow Pages) interface.
|
||||
\item[nismodule.c]
|
||||
--- NIS (a.k.a. Sun's Yellow Pages) interface.
|
||||
|
||||
timingmodule.c --- Measure time intervals to high resolution (obsolete
|
||||
--- use time.clock() instead).
|
||||
\item[timingmodule.c]
|
||||
--- Measure time intervals to high resolution (obsolete --- use
|
||||
time.clock() instead).
|
||||
|
||||
stdwinmodule.c --- Interface to STDWIN (an old, unsupported
|
||||
\item[stdwinmodule.c]
|
||||
--- Interface to STDWIN (an old, unsupported
|
||||
platform-independent GUI package). Obsolete; use Tkinter for a
|
||||
platform-independent GUI instead.
|
||||
|
||||
The following are SGI specific:
|
||||
|
||||
clmodule.c --- Interface to the SGI compression library.
|
||||
\item[clmodule.c]
|
||||
--- Interface to the SGI compression library.
|
||||
|
||||
svmodule.c --- Interface to the ``simple video'' board on SGI Indigo
|
||||
\item[svmodule.c]
|
||||
--- Interface to the ``simple video'' board on SGI Indigo
|
||||
(obsolete hardware).
|
||||
|
||||
The following is Windows specific:
|
||||
|
||||
msvcrtmodule.c (in directory PC) --- define a number of Windows
|
||||
\item[msvcrtmodule.c]
|
||||
(in directory \file{PC/}) --- define a number of Windows
|
||||
specific goodies like \code{khbit()}, \code{getch()} and
|
||||
\code{setmode()}. (Windows 95 and NT only.)
|
||||
\end{description}
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
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