6 days ago · This page is licensed under the Python Software Foundation License Version 2. Examples, recipes, and other code in the documentation are additionally licensed under the Zero Clause BSD …

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 · 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 types …

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 Python …

2 days ago · We no longer provide pre-built PDFs of the documentation. To build a PDF archive, follow the instructions in the Developer's Guide and run make dist-pdf in the Doc/ directory of a copy of the …

4 days ago · This reference manual describes the Python programming language. It is not intended as a tutorial. While I am trying to be as precise as possible, I chose to use English rather than formal …

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?

4 days ago · This part of the documentation is devoted to general information on the setup of the Python environment on different platforms, the invocation of the interpreter and things that make working …

2 days ago · A primary use case for template strings is for internationalization (i18n) since in that context, the simpler syntax and functionality makes it easier to translate than other built-in string …

6 days ago · This document aims to give an overview of Windows-specific behaviour you should know about when using Python on Microsoft Windows. Unlike most Unix systems and services, Windows …