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Python - Scripting language

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. It combines power with clear syntax, and isn't difficult to learn. It has modules, classes, exceptions, very high level data types, and dynamic typing.

Python has interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems. It is easy to write new built-in modules in C or C++. Python can also be used as an extension language for applications that need a programmable interface.

Obtaining

Web page http://www.python.org/
Source tarball http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.3/Python-2.3.3.tgz
Source information http://www.python.org/download/
Version 2.3.3 (stable) released on 2003-12-30

Licensed under Python 2.3.

This is not a GNU package.

Documentation

rinted user tutorial available from http://www.network-theory.co.uk/python/manual/; Printed language reference available from http://www.network-theory.co.uk/python/language/; See http://www.python.org/doc/current/ for a list of current on-line documentation http://www.python.org/doc/Newbies.html; See http://www.python.org/doc/current/ for a list of current on-line documentation

Support contacts

Announce List	<python-announce@python.org>
Announce News	comp.lang.python.announce
Help List	<help@python.org>
Help News	comp.lang.python
Developer List	<python-dev@python.org>
Bug Database	http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=5470&atid=105470

Project contacts

Maintainers	Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
Developers	Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
Contributors	See

Related information

Source repository	:pserver:anonymous@cvs.python.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/python http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=5470
Interfaces	command line
Source languages	C, Python

Entry information

License verified by	Janet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2002-10-24
Entry compiled by	Janet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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