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'**********************\n'
'\n'
'Assert statements are a convenient way to insert debugging '
'assertions\n'
'into a program:\n'
'\n'
' assert_stmt ::= "assert" expression ["," expression]\n'
'\n'
'The simple form, "assert expression", is equivalent to\n'
'\n'
' if __debug__:\n'
' if not expression: raise AssertionError\n'
'\n'
'The extended form, "assert expression1, expression2", is '
'equivalent to\n'
'\n'
' if __debug__:\n'
' if not expression1: raise AssertionError(expression2)\n'
'\n'
'These equivalences assume that "__debug__" and "AssertionError" '
'refer\n'
'to the built-in variables with those names. In the current\n'
'implementation, the built-in variable "__debug__" is "True" under\n'
'normal circumstances, "False" when optimization is requested '
'(command\n'
'line option "-O"). The current code generator emits no code for '
'an\n'
'assert statement when optimization is requested at compile time. '
'Note\n'
'that it is unnecessary to include the source code for the '
'expression\n'
'that failed in the error message; it will be displayed as part of '
'the\n'
'stack trace.\n'
'\n'
'Assignments to "__debug__" are illegal. The value for the '
'built-in\n'
'variable is determined when the interpreter starts.\n',
'assignment': 'Assignment statements\n'
'*********************\n'
'\n'
'Assignment statements are used to (re)bind names to values and '
'to\n'
'modify attributes or items of mutable objects:\n'
'\n'
' assignment_stmt ::= (target_list "=")+ (starred_expression '
'| yield_expression)\n'
' target_list ::= target ("," target)* [","]\n'
' target ::= identifier\n'
' | "(" [target_list] ")"\n'
' | "[" [target_list] "]"\n'
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' | attributeref\n'
' | subscription\n'
' | slicing\n'
' | "*" target\n'
'\n'
'(See section Primaries for the syntax definitions for '
'*attributeref*,\n'
'*subscription*, and *slicing*.)\n'
'\n'
'An assignment statement evaluates the expression list '
'(remember that\n'
'this can be a single expression or a comma-separated list, the '
'latter\n'
'yielding a tuple) and assigns the single resulting object to '
'each of\n'
'the target lists, from left to right.\n'
'\n'
'Assignment is defined recursively depending on the form of the '
'target\n'
'(list). When a target is part of a mutable object (an '
'attribute\n'
'reference, subscription or slicing), the mutable object must\n'
'ultimately perform the assignment and decide about its '
'validity, and\n'
'may raise an exception if the assignment is unacceptable. The '
'rules\n'
'observed by various types and the exceptions raised are given '
'with the\n'
'definition of the object types (see section The standard type\n'
'hierarchy).\n'
'\n'
'Assignment of an object to a target list, optionally enclosed '
'in\n'
'parentheses or square brackets, is recursively defined as '
'follows.\n'
'\n'
'* If the target list is a single target with no trailing '
'comma,\n'
' optionally in parentheses, the object is assigned to that '
'target.\n'
'* Else: The object must be an iterable with the same number of '
'items\n'
' as there are targets in the target list, and the items are '
'assigned,\n'
' from left to right, to the corresponding targets.\n'
' * If the target list contains one target prefixed with an\n'
' asterisk, called a “starred” target: The object must be '
'an\n'
' iterable with at least as many items as there are targets '
'in the\n'
' target list, minus one. The first items of the iterable '
'are\n'
' assigned, from left to right, to the targets before the '
'starred\n'
' target. The final items of the iterable are assigned to '
'the\n'
' targets after the starred target. A list of the remaining '
'items\n'
' in the iterable is then assigned to the starred target '
'(the list\n'
' can be empty).\n'
'\n'
' * Else: The object must be an iterable with the same number '
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'of\n'
' items as there are targets in the target list, and the '
'items are\n'
' assigned, from left to right, to the corresponding '
'targets.\n'
'\n'
'Assignment of an object to a single target is recursively '
'defined as\n'
'follows.\n'
'\n'
'* If the target is an identifier (name):\n'
'\n'
' * If the name does not occur in a "global" or "nonlocal" '
'statement\n'
' in the current code block: the name is bound to the object '
'in the\n'
' current local namespace.\n'
'\n'
' * Otherwise: the name is bound to the object in the global\n'
' namespace or the outer namespace determined by '
'"nonlocal",\n'
' respectively.\n'
'\n'
' The name is rebound if it was already bound. This may cause '
'the\n'
' reference count for the object previously bound to the name '
'to reach\n'
' zero, causing the object to be deallocated and its '
'destructor (if it\n'
' has one) to be called.\n'
'\n'
'* If the target is an attribute reference: The primary '
'expression in\n'
' the reference is evaluated. It should yield an object with\n'
' assignable attributes; if this is not the case, "TypeError" '
'is\n'
' raised. That object is then asked to assign the assigned '
'object to\n'
' the given attribute; if it cannot perform the assignment, it '
'raises\n'
' an exception (usually but not necessarily '
'"AttributeError").\n'
'\n'
' Note: If the object is a class instance and the attribute '
'reference\n'
' occurs on both sides of the assignment operator, the RHS '
'expression,\n'
' "a.x" can access either an instance attribute or (if no '
'instance\n'
' attribute exists) a class attribute. The LHS target "a.x" '
'is always\n'
' set as an instance attribute, creating it if necessary. '
'Thus, the\n'
' two occurrences of "a.x" do not necessarily refer to the '
'same\n'
' attribute: if the RHS expression refers to a class '
'attribute, the\n'
' LHS creates a new instance attribute as the target of the\n'
' assignment:\n'
'\n'
' class Cls:\n'
' x = 3 # class variable\n'
' inst = Cls()\n'
' inst.x = inst.x + 1 # writes inst.x as 4 leaving Cls.x '
'as 3\n'
'\n'
' This description does not necessarily apply to descriptor\n'
' attributes, such as properties created with "property()".\n'
'\n'
'* If the target is a subscription: The primary expression in '
'the\n'
' reference is evaluated. It should yield either a mutable '
'sequence\n'
' object (such as a list) or a mapping object (such as a '
'dictionary).\n'
' Next, the subscript expression is evaluated.\n'
'\n'
' If the primary is a mutable sequence object (such as a '
'list), the\n'
' subscript must yield an integer. If it is negative, the '
' length is added to it. The resulting value must be a '
'nonnegative\n'
' integer less than the sequence’s length, and the sequence is '
'asked\n'
' to assign the assigned object to its item with that index. '
'If the\n'
' index is out of range, "IndexError" is raised (assignment to '
'a\n'
' subscripted sequence cannot add new items to a list).\n'
'\n'
' If the primary is a mapping object (such as a dictionary), '
'the\n'
' subscript must have a type compatible with the mapping’s key '
'type,\n'
' and the mapping is then asked to create a key/datum pair '
'which maps\n'
' the subscript to the assigned object. This can either '
'replace an\n'
' existing key/value pair with the same key value, or insert a '
'new\n'
' key/value pair (if no key with the same value existed).\n'
'\n'
' For user-defined objects, the "__setitem__()" method is '
'called with\n'
' appropriate arguments.\n'
'\n'
'* If the target is a slicing: The primary expression in the\n'
' reference is evaluated. It should yield a mutable sequence '
'object\n'
' (such as a list). The assigned object should be a sequence '
'object\n'
' of the same type. Next, the lower and upper bound '
'expressions are\n'
' evaluated, insofar they are present; defaults are zero and '
'the\n'
' sequence’s length. The bounds should evaluate to integers. '
' either bound is negative, the sequence’s length is added to '
'it. The\n'
' resulting bounds are clipped to lie between zero and the '
' length, inclusive. Finally, the sequence object is asked to '
'replace\n'
' the slice with the items of the assigned sequence. The '
'length of\n'
' the slice may be different from the length of the assigned '
'sequence,\n'
' thus changing the length of the target sequence, if the '
'target\n'
' sequence allows it.\n'
'\n'
'**CPython implementation detail:** In the current '
'implementation, the\n'
'syntax for targets is taken to be the same as for expressions, '
'and\n'
'invalid syntax is rejected during the code generation phase, '
'causing\n'
'less detailed error messages.\n'
'\n'
'Although the definition of assignment implies that overlaps '
'between\n'
'the left-hand side and the right-hand side are ‘simultaneous’ '
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'(for\n'
'example "a, b = b, a" swaps two variables), overlaps *within* '
'the\n'
'collection of assigned-to variables occur left-to-right, '
'sometimes\n'
'resulting in confusion. For instance, the following program '
'prints\n'
'"[0, 2]":\n'
'\n'
' x = [0, 1]\n'
' i = 0\n'
' i, x[i] = 1, 2 # i is updated, then x[i] is '
'updated\n'
' print(x)\n'
'\n'
'See also:\n'
'\n'
' **PEP 3132** - Extended Iterable Unpacking\n'
' The specification for the "*target" feature.\n'
'\n'
'\n'
'Augmented assignment statements\n'
'===============================\n'
'\n'
'Augmented assignment is the combination, in a single '
'statement, of a\n'
'binary operation and an assignment statement:\n'
'\n'
' augmented_assignment_stmt ::= augtarget augop '
'(expression_list | yield_expression)\n'
' augtarget ::= identifier | attributeref | '
'subscription | slicing\n'
' augop ::= "+=" | "-=" | "*=" | "@=" | '
'"/=" | "//=" | "%=" | "**="\n'
' | ">>=" | "<<=" | "&=" | "^=" | "|="\n'
'\n'
'(See section Primaries for the syntax definitions of the last '
'three\n'
'symbols.)\n'
'\n'
'An augmented assignment evaluates the target (which, unlike '
'normal\n'
'assignment statements, cannot be an unpacking) and the '
'expression\n'
'list, performs the binary operation specific to the type of '
'assignment\n'
'on the two operands, and assigns the result to the original '
'target.\n'
'The target is only evaluated once.\n'
'\n'
'An augmented assignment expression like "x += 1" can be '
'rewritten as\n'
'"x = x + 1" to achieve a similar, but not exactly equal '
'effect. In the\n'
'augmented version, "x" is only evaluated once. Also, when '
'possible,\n'
'the actual operation is performed *in-place*, meaning that '
'rather than\n'
'creating a new object and assigning that to the target, the '
'old object\n'
'is modified instead.\n'
'\n'
'Unlike normal assignments, augmented assignments evaluate the '
'left-\n'
'hand side *before* evaluating the right-hand side. For '
'example, "a[i]\n'
'+= f(x)" first looks-up "a[i]", then it evaluates "f(x)" and '
'performs\n'
'the addition, and lastly, it writes the result back to '
'"a[i]".\n'
'\n'
'With the exception of assigning to tuples and multiple targets '
'in a\n'
'single statement, the assignment done by augmented assignment\n'
'statements is handled the same way as normal assignments. '
'Similarly,\n'
'with the exception of the possible *in-place* behavior, the '
'binary\n'
'operation performed by augmented assignment is the same as the '
'normal\n'
'binary operations.\n'
'\n'
'For targets which are attribute references, the same caveat '
'about\n'
'class and instance attributes applies as for regular '
'assignments.\n'
'\n'
'\n'
'Annotated assignment statements\n'
'===============================\n'
'\n'
'*Annotation* assignment is the combination, in a single '
'statement, of\n'
'a variable or attribute annotation and an optional assignment\n'
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'statement:\n'
'\n'
' annotated_assignment_stmt ::= augtarget ":" expression ["=" '
'expression]\n'
'\n'
'The difference from normal Assignment statements is that only '
'single\n'
'target and only single right hand side value is allowed.\n'
'\n'
'For simple names as assignment targets, if in class or module '
'scope,\n'
'the annotations are evaluated and stored in a special class or '
'module\n'
'attribute "__annotations__" that is a dictionary mapping from '
'variable\n'
'names (mangled if private) to evaluated annotations. This '
'attribute is\n'
'writable and is automatically created at the start of class or '
'module\n'
'body execution, if annotations are found statically.\n'
'\n'
'For expressions as assignment targets, the annotations are '
'evaluated\n'
'if in class or module scope, but not stored.\n'
'\n'
'If a name is annotated in a function scope, then this name is '
'local\n'
'for that scope. Annotations are never evaluated and stored in '
'function\n'
'scopes.\n'
'\n'
'If the right hand side is present, an annotated assignment '
'performs\n'
'the actual assignment before evaluating annotations (where\n'
'applicable). If the right hand side is not present for an '
'expression\n'
'target, then the interpreter evaluates the target except for '
'the last\n'
'"__setitem__()" or "__setattr__()" call.\n'
'\n'
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'See also:\n'
'\n'
' **PEP 526** - Syntax for Variable Annotations\n'
' The proposal that added syntax for annotating the types '
'of\n'
' variables (including class variables and instance '
'variables),\n'
' instead of expressing them through comments.\n'
'\n'
' **PEP 484** - Type hints\n'
' The proposal that added the "typing" module to provide a '
'standard\n'
' syntax for type annotations that can be used in static '
'analysis\n'
' tools and IDEs.\n',
'async': 'Coroutines\n'
'**********\n'
'\n'
'New in version 3.5.\n'
'\n'
'\n'
'Coroutine function definition\n'
'=============================\n'
'\n'
' async_funcdef ::= [decorators] "async" "def" funcname "(" '
'[parameter_list] ")"\n'
' ["->" expression] ":" suite\n'
'\n'
'Execution of Python coroutines can be suspended and resumed at '
'many\n'
'points (see *coroutine*). Inside the body of a coroutine '
'function,\n'
'"await" and "async" identifiers become reserved keywords; "await"\n'
'expressions, "async for" and "async with" can only be used in\n'
'coroutine function bodies.\n'
'\n'
'Functions defined with "async def" syntax are always coroutine\n'
'functions, even if they do not contain "await" or "async" '
'keywords.\n'
'\n'
'It is a "SyntaxError" to use a "yield from" expression inside the '
'body\n'
'of a coroutine function.\n'
'\n'
'An example of a coroutine function:\n'
'\n'
' async def func(param1, param2):\n'
' do_stuff()\n'
' await some_coroutine()\n'
'\n'
'\n'
'The "async for" statement\n'
'=========================\n'
'\n'
' async_for_stmt ::= "async" for_stmt\n'
'\n'
'An *asynchronous iterable* is able to call asynchronous code in '
'its\n'
'*iter* implementation, and *asynchronous iterator* can call\n'
'asynchronous code in its *next* method.\n'
'\n'
'The "async for" statement allows convenient iteration over\n'
'asynchronous iterators.\n'
'\n'
'The following code:\n'
'\n'
' async for TARGET in ITER:\n'
' BLOCK\n'
' else:\n'
' BLOCK2\n'
'\n'
'Is semantically equivalent to:\n'
'\n'
' iter = (ITER)\n'
' iter = type(iter).__aiter__(iter)\n'
' running = True\n'
' while running:\n'
' try:\n'
' TARGET = await type(iter).__anext__(iter)\n'
' except StopAsyncIteration:\n'
' running = False\n'
' else:\n'
' BLOCK\n'
' else:\n'
' BLOCK2\n'
'\n'
'See also "__aiter__()" and "__anext__()" for details.\n'
'\n'
'It is a "SyntaxError" to use an "async for" statement outside the '
'body\n'
'of a coroutine function.\n'
'\n'
'\n'
'The "async with" statement\n'
'==========================\n'
'\n'
' async_with_stmt ::= "async" with_stmt\n'
'\n'
'An *asynchronous context manager* is a *context manager* that is '
'able\n'
'to suspend execution in its *enter* and *exit* methods.\n'
'\n'
'The following code:\n'
'\n'
' async with EXPR as VAR:\n'
' BLOCK\n'
'\n'
'Is semantically equivalent to:\n'
'\n'
' mgr = (EXPR)\n'
' aexit = type(mgr).__aexit__\n'
' aenter = type(mgr).__aenter__(mgr)\n'
'\n'
' VAR = await aenter\n'
' try:\n'
' BLOCK\n'
' except:\n'
' if not await aexit(mgr, *sys.exc_info()):\n'
' raise\n'
' else:\n'
' await aexit(mgr, None, None, None)\n'
'\n'
'See also "__aenter__()" and "__aexit__()" for details.\n'
'\n'
'It is a "SyntaxError" to use an "async with" statement outside the\n'
'body of a coroutine function.\n'
'\n'
'See also:\n'
'\n'
' **PEP 492** - Coroutines with async and await syntax\n'
' The proposal that made coroutines a proper standalone concept '
'in\n'
' Python, and added supporting syntax.\n'
'\n'
'-[ Footnotes ]-\n'
'\n'
'[1] The exception is propagated to the invocation stack unless\n'
' there is a "finally" clause which happens to raise another\n'
' exception. That new exception causes the old one to be lost.\n'
'\n'
'[2] A string literal appearing as the first statement in the\n'
' function body is transformed into the function’s "__doc__"\n'
' attribute and therefore the function’s *docstring*.\n'
'\n'
'[3] A string literal appearing as the first statement in the class\n'
' body is transformed into the namespace’s "__doc__" item and\n'
' therefore the class’s *docstring*.\n',
'atom-identifiers': 'Identifiers (Names)\n'
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'*******************\n'
'\n'
'An identifier occurring as an atom is a name. See '
'section Identifiers\n'
'and keywords for lexical definition and section Naming '
'and binding for\n'
'documentation of naming and binding.\n'
'\n'
'When the name is bound to an object, evaluation of the '
'atom yields\n'
'that object. When a name is not bound, an attempt to '
'evaluate it\n'
'raises a "NameError" exception.\n'
'\n'
'**Private name mangling:** When an identifier that '
'textually occurs in\n'
'a class definition begins with two or more underscore '
'characters and\n'
'does not end in two or more underscores, it is '
'considered a *private\n'
'name* of that class. Private names are transformed to a '
'longer form\n'
'before code is generated for them. The transformation '
'inserts the\n'
'class name, with leading underscores removed and a '
'single underscore\n'
'inserted, in front of the name. For example, the '
'identifier "__spam"\n'
'occurring in a class named "Ham" will be transformed to '
'"_Ham__spam".\n'
'This transformation is independent of the syntactical '
'context in which\n'
'the identifier is used. If the transformed name is '
'extremely long\n'
'(longer than 255 characters), implementation defined '
'truncation may\n'
'happen. If the class name consists only of underscores, '
'no\n'
'transformation is done.\n',
'atom-literals': 'Literals\n'
'********\n'
'\n'
'Python supports string and bytes literals and various '
'numeric\n'
'literals:\n'
'\n'
' literal ::= stringliteral | bytesliteral\n'
' | integer | floatnumber | imagnumber\n'
'\n'
'Evaluation of a literal yields an object of the given type '
'(string,\n'
'bytes, integer, floating point number, complex number) with '
'the given\n'
'value. The value may be approximated in the case of '
'floating point\n'
'and imaginary (complex) literals. See section Literals for '
'details.\n'
'\n'
'All literals correspond to immutable data types, and hence '
'the\n'
'object’s identity is less important than its value. '
'Multiple\n'
'evaluations of literals with the same value (either the '
'same\n'
'occurrence in the program text or a different occurrence) '
'may obtain\n'
'the same object or a different object with the same '
'value.\n',
'attribute-access': 'Customizing attribute access\n'
'****************************\n'
'\n'
'The following methods can be defined to customize the '
'meaning of\n'
'attribute access (use of, assignment to, or deletion of '
'"x.name") for\n'
'class instances.\n'
'\n'
'object.__getattr__(self, name)\n'
'\n'
' Called when the default attribute access fails with '
'an\n'
' "AttributeError" (either "__getattribute__()" raises '
'an\n'
' "AttributeError" because *name* is not an instance '
'attribute or an\n'
' attribute in the class tree for "self"; or '
'"__get__()" of a *name*\n'
' property raises "AttributeError"). This method '
'should either\n'
' return the (computed) attribute value or raise an '
'"AttributeError"\n'
' exception.\n'
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'\n'
' Note that if the attribute is found through the '
'normal mechanism,\n'
' "__getattr__()" is not called. (This is an '
'intentional asymmetry\n'
' between "__getattr__()" and "__setattr__()".) This is '
'done both for\n'
' efficiency reasons and because otherwise '
'"__getattr__()" would have\n'
' no way to access other attributes of the instance. '
'Note that at\n'
' least for instance variables, you can fake total '
'control by not\n'
' inserting any values in the instance attribute '
'dictionary (but\n'
' instead inserting them in another object). See the\n'
' "__getattribute__()" method below for a way to '
'actually get total\n'
' control over attribute access.\n'
'\n'
'object.__getattribute__(self, name)\n'
'\n'
' Called unconditionally to implement attribute '
'accesses for\n'
' instances of the class. If the class also defines '
'"__getattr__()",\n'
' the latter will not be called unless '
'"__getattribute__()" either\n'
' calls it explicitly or raises an "AttributeError". '
'This method\n'
' should return the (computed) attribute value or raise '
'an\n'
' "AttributeError" exception. In order to avoid '
'infinite recursion in\n'
' this method, its implementation should always call '
'the base class\n'
' method with the same name to access any attributes it '
'needs, for\n'
' example, "object.__getattribute__(self, name)".\n'
'\n'
' Note: This method may still be bypassed when looking '
'up special\n'
' methods as the result of implicit invocation via '
'language syntax\n'
' or built-in functions. See Special method lookup.\n'
'\n'
'object.__setattr__(self, name, value)\n'
'\n'
' Called when an attribute assignment is attempted. '
'This is called\n'
' instead of the normal mechanism (i.e. store the value '
'in the\n'
' instance dictionary). *name* is the attribute name, '
'*value* is the\n'
' value to be assigned to it.\n'
'\n'
' If "__setattr__()" wants to assign to an instance '
'attribute, it\n'
' should call the base class method with the same name, '
'for example,\n'
' "object.__setattr__(self, name, value)".\n'
'\n'
'object.__delattr__(self, name)\n'
'\n'
' Like "__setattr__()" but for attribute deletion '
'instead of\n'
' assignment. This should only be implemented if "del '
'obj.name" is\n'
' meaningful for the object.\n'
'\n'
'object.__dir__(self)\n'
'\n'
' Called when "dir()" is called on the object. A '
'sequence must be\n'
' returned. "dir()" converts the returned sequence to a '
'list and\n'
' sorts it.\n'
'\n'
'\n'
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'Customizing module attribute access\n'
'===================================\n'
'\n'
'Special names "__getattr__" and "__dir__" can be also '
'used to\n'
'customize access to module attributes. The "__getattr__" '
'function at\n'
'the module level should accept one argument which is the '
'name of an\n'
'attribute and return the computed value or raise an '
'"AttributeError".\n'
'If an attribute is not found on a module object through '
'the normal\n'
'lookup, i.e. "object.__getattribute__()", then '
'"__getattr__" is\n'
'searched in the module "__dict__" before raising an '
'"AttributeError".\n'
'If found, it is called with the attribute name and the '
'result is\n'
'returned.\n'
'\n'
'The "__dir__" function should accept no arguments, and '
'return a list\n'
'of strings that represents the names accessible on '
'module. If present,\n'
'this function overrides the standard "dir()" search on a '
'module.\n'
'\n'
'For a more fine grained customization of the module '
'behavior (setting\n'
'attributes, properties, etc.), one can set the '
'"__class__" attribute\n'
'of a module object to a subclass of "types.ModuleType". '
'For example:\n'
'\n'
' import sys\n'
' from types import ModuleType\n'
'\n'
' class VerboseModule(ModuleType):\n'
' def __repr__(self):\n'
" return f'Verbose {self.__name__}'\n"
'\n'
' def __setattr__(self, attr, value):\n'
" print(f'Setting {attr}...')\n"
' super().__setattr__(attr, value)\n'
'\n'
' sys.modules[__name__].__class__ = VerboseModule\n'
'\n'
'Note: Defining module "__getattr__" and setting module '
'"__class__"\n'
' only affect lookups made using the attribute access '
' directly accessing the module globals (whether by code '
'within the\n'
' module, or via a reference to the module’s globals '
'Changed in version 3.5: "__class__" module attribute is '
'now writable.\n'
'\n'
'New in version 3.7: "__getattr__" and "__dir__" module '
'attributes.\n'
'\n'
'See also:\n'
'\n'
' **PEP 562** - Module __getattr__ and __dir__\n'
' Describes the "__getattr__" and "__dir__" functions '
'on modules.\n'
'\n'
'Implementing Descriptors\n'
'========================\n'
'\n'
'The following methods only apply when an instance of the '
'class\n'
'containing the method (a so-called *descriptor* class) '
'appears in an\n'
'*owner* class (the descriptor must be in either the '
'dictionary or in the class dictionary for one of its '
'parents). In the\n'
'examples below, “the attribute” refers to the attribute '
'the key of the property in the owner class’ "__dict__".\n'
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'\n'
'object.__get__(self, instance, owner)\n'
'\n'
' Called to get the attribute of the owner class (class '
'attribute\n'
' access) or of an instance of that class (instance '
'attribute\n'
' access). *owner* is always the owner class, while '
'*instance* is the\n'
' instance that the attribute was accessed through, or '
'"None" when\n'
' the attribute is accessed through the *owner*. This '
'method should\n'
' return the (computed) attribute value or raise an '
'"AttributeError"\n'
' exception.\n'
'\n'
'object.__set__(self, instance, value)\n'
'\n'
' Called to set the attribute on an instance *instance* '
'of the owner\n'
' class to a new value, *value*.\n'
'\n'
'object.__delete__(self, instance)\n'
'\n'
' Called to delete the attribute on an instance '
'*instance* of the\n'
' owner class.\n'
'\n'
'object.__set_name__(self, owner, name)\n'
'\n'
' Called at the time the owning class *owner* is '
'created. The\n'
' descriptor has been assigned to *name*.\n'
'\n'
' New in version 3.6.\n'
'\n'
'The attribute "__objclass__" is interpreted by the '
'"inspect" module as\n'
'specifying the class where this object was defined '
'(setting this\n'
'appropriately can assist in runtime introspection of '
'dynamic class\n'
'attributes). For callables, it may indicate that an '
'instance of the\n'
'given type (or a subclass) is expected or required as '
'the first\n'
'positional argument (for example, CPython sets this '
'attribute for\n'
'unbound methods that are implemented in C).\n'
'\n'
'\n'
'Invoking Descriptors\n'
'====================\n'
'\n'
'In general, a descriptor is an object attribute with '
'“binding\n'
'behavior”, one whose attribute access has been '
'overridden by methods\n'
'in the descriptor protocol: "__get__()", "__set__()", '
'and\n'
'"__delete__()". If any of those methods are defined for '
'an object, it\n'
'is said to be a descriptor.\n'
'\n'
'The default behavior for attribute access is to get, '
'set, or delete\n'
'the attribute from an object’s dictionary. For instance, '
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'"a.x" has a\n'
'lookup chain starting with "a.__dict__[\'x\']", then\n'
'"type(a).__dict__[\'x\']", and continuing through the '
'base classes of\n'
'"type(a)" excluding metaclasses.\n'
'\n'
'However, if the looked-up value is an object defining '
'one of the\n'
'descriptor methods, then Python may override the default '
'behavior and\n'
'invoke the descriptor method instead. Where this occurs '
'in the\n'
'precedence chain depends on which descriptor methods '
'were defined and\n'
'how they were called.\n'
'\n'
'The starting point for descriptor invocation is a '
'binding, "a.x". How\n'
'the arguments are assembled depends on "a":\n'
'\n'
'Direct Call\n'
' The simplest and least common call is when user code '
'directly\n'
' invokes a descriptor method: "x.__get__(a)".\n'
'\n'
'Instance Binding\n'
' If binding to an object instance, "a.x" is '
'transformed into the\n'
' call: "type(a).__dict__[\'x\'].__get__(a, type(a))".\n'
'\n'
'Class Binding\n'
' If binding to a class, "A.x" is transformed into the '
'call:\n'
' "A.__dict__[\'x\'].__get__(None, A)".\n'
'\n'
'Super Binding\n'
' If "a" is an instance of "super", then the binding '
'"super(B,\n'
' obj).m()" searches "obj.__class__.__mro__" for the '
'base class "A"\n'
' immediately preceding "B" and then invokes the '
'descriptor with the\n'
' call: "A.__dict__[\'m\'].__get__(obj, '
'obj.__class__)".\n'
'\n'
'For instance bindings, the precedence of descriptor '
'invocation depends\n'
'on the which descriptor methods are defined. A '
'descriptor can define\n'
'any combination of "__get__()", "__set__()" and '
'"__delete__()". If it\n'
'does not define "__get__()", then accessing the '
'attribute will return\n'
'the descriptor object itself unless there is a value in '
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'instance dictionary. If the descriptor defines '
'"__set__()" and/or\n'
'"__delete__()", it is a data descriptor; if it defines '
'neither, it is\n'
'a non-data descriptor. Normally, data descriptors '
'define both\n'
'"__get__()" and "__set__()", while non-data descriptors '
'have just the\n'
'"__get__()" method. Data descriptors with "__set__()" '
'and "__get__()"\n'
'defined always override a redefinition in an instance '
'dictionary. In\n'
'contrast, non-data descriptors can be overridden by '
'instances.\n'
'\n'
'Python methods (including "staticmethod()" and '
'"classmethod()") are\n'
'implemented as non-data descriptors. Accordingly, '
'instances can\n'
'redefine and override methods. This allows individual '
'instances to\n'
'acquire behaviors that differ from other instances of '
'the same class.\n'
'\n'
'The "property()" function is implemented as a data '
'descriptor.\n'
'Accordingly, instances cannot override the behavior of a '
'property.\n'
'\n'
'\n'
'__slots__\n'
'=========\n'
'\n'
'*__slots__* allow us to explicitly declare data members '
'(like\n'
'properties) and deny the creation of *__dict__* and '
'*__weakref__*\n'
'(unless explicitly declared in *__slots__* or available '
'in a parent.)\n'
'The space saved over using *__dict__* can be '
'significant. Attribute\n'
'lookup speed can be significantly improved as well.\n'
'\n'
'object.__slots__\n'
'\n'
' This class variable can be assigned a string, '
'iterable, or sequence\n'
' of strings with variable names used by instances. '
'*__slots__*\n'
' reserves space for the declared variables and '
'prevents the\n'
' automatic creation of *__dict__* and *__weakref__* '
'for each\n'
' instance.\n'
'\n'
'\n'
'Notes on using *__slots__*\n'
'--------------------------\n'
'\n'
'* When inheriting from a class without *__slots__*, the '
'*__dict__*\n'
' and *__weakref__* attribute of the instances will '
'always be\n'
' accessible.\n'
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'\n'
'* Without a *__dict__* variable, instances cannot be '
'assigned new\n'
' variables not listed in the *__slots__* definition. '
'Attempts to\n'
' assign to an unlisted variable name raises '
'"AttributeError". If\n'
' dynamic assignment of new variables is desired, then '
'add\n'
' "\'__dict__\'" to the sequence of strings in the '
'*__slots__*\n'
' declaration.\n'
'\n'
'* Without a *__weakref__* variable for each instance, '
'classes\n'
' defining *__slots__* do not support weak references to '
'its\n'
' instances. If weak reference support is needed, then '
'add\n'
' "\'__weakref__\'" to the sequence of strings in the '
'*__slots__*\n'
' declaration.\n'
'\n'
'* *__slots__* are implemented at the class level by '
'creating\n'
' descriptors (Implementing Descriptors) for each '
'variable name. As a\n'
' result, class attributes cannot be used to set default '
'values for\n'
' instance variables defined by *__slots__*; otherwise, '
'the class\n'
' attribute would overwrite the descriptor assignment.\n'
'\n'
'* The action of a *__slots__* declaration is not limited '
'to the\n'
' class where it is defined. *__slots__* declared in '
'parents are\n'
' available in child classes. However, child subclasses '
'will get a\n'
' *__dict__* and *__weakref__* unless they also define '
'*__slots__*\n'
' (which should only contain names of any *additional* '
'slots).\n'
'\n'
'* If a class defines a slot also defined in a base '
'class, the\n'
' instance variable defined by the base class slot is '
'inaccessible\n'
' (except by retrieving its descriptor directly from the '
'base class).\n'
' This renders the meaning of the program undefined. In '
'the future, a\n'
' check may be added to prevent this.\n'
'\n'
'* Nonempty *__slots__* does not work for classes derived '
'from\n'
' “variable-length” built-in types such as "int", '
'"bytes" and "tuple".\n'
'\n'
'* Any non-string iterable may be assigned to '
'*__slots__*. Mappings\n'
' may also be used; however, in the future, special '
'meaning may be\n'
' assigned to the values corresponding to each key.\n'
'\n'
'* *__class__* assignment works only if both classes have '
'the same\n'
' *__slots__*.\n'
'\n'
'* Multiple inheritance with multiple slotted parent '
'classes can be\n'
' used, but only one parent is allowed to have '
'attributes created by\n'
' slots (the other bases must have empty slot layouts) - '
'violations\n'
' raise "TypeError".\n',
'attribute-references': 'Attribute references\n'
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'********************\n'
'\n'
'An attribute reference is a primary followed by a '
'period and a name:\n'
'\n'
' attributeref ::= primary "." identifier\n'
'\n'
'The primary must evaluate to an object of a type '
'that supports\n'
'attribute references, which most objects do. This '
'object is then\n'
'asked to produce the attribute whose name is the '
'identifier. This\n'
'production can be customized by overriding the '
'"__getattr__()" method.\n'
'If this attribute is not available, the exception '
'"AttributeError" is\n'
'raised. Otherwise, the type and value of the object '
'produced is\n'
'determined by the object. Multiple evaluations of '
'the same attribute\n'
'reference may yield different objects.\n',
'augassign': 'Augmented assignment statements\n'
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'*******************************\n'
'\n'
'Augmented assignment is the combination, in a single statement, '
'of a\n'
'binary operation and an assignment statement:\n'
'\n'
' augmented_assignment_stmt ::= augtarget augop '
'(expression_list | yield_expression)\n'
' augtarget ::= identifier | attributeref | '
'subscription | slicing\n'
' augop ::= "+=" | "-=" | "*=" | "@=" | '
'"/=" | "//=" | "%=" | "**="\n'
' | ">>=" | "<<=" | "&=" | "^=" | "|="\n'
'\n'
'(See section Primaries for the syntax definitions of the last '
'three\n'
'symbols.)\n'
'\n'
'An augmented assignment evaluates the target (which, unlike '
'normal\n'
'assignment statements, cannot be an unpacking) and the '
'expression\n'
'list, performs the binary operation specific to the type of '
'assignment\n'
'on the two operands, and assigns the result to the original '
'target.\n'
'The target is only evaluated once.\n'
'\n'
'An augmented assignment expression like "x += 1" can be '
'rewritten as\n'
'"x = x + 1" to achieve a similar, but not exactly equal effect. '
'In the\n'
'augmented version, "x" is only evaluated once. Also, when '
'possible,\n'
'the actual operation is performed *in-place*, meaning that '
'rather than\n'
'creating a new object and assigning that to the target, the old '
'object\n'
'is modified instead.\n'
'\n'
'Unlike normal assignments, augmented assignments evaluate the '
'left-\n'
'hand side *before* evaluating the right-hand side. For '
'example, "a[i]\n'
'+= f(x)" first looks-up "a[i]", then it evaluates "f(x)" and '
'performs\n'
'the addition, and lastly, it writes the result back to "a[i]".\n'
'\n'
'With the exception of assigning to tuples and multiple targets '
'in a\n'
'single statement, the assignment done by augmented assignment\n'
'statements is handled the same way as normal assignments. '
'Similarly,\n'
'with the exception of the possible *in-place* behavior, the '
'binary\n'
'operation performed by augmented assignment is the same as the '
'normal\n'
'binary operations.\n'
'\n'
'For targets which are attribute references, the same caveat '
'about\n'
'class and instance attributes applies as for regular '
'assignments.\n',
'await': 'Await expression\n'
'****************\n'
'\n'
'Suspend the execution of *coroutine* on an *awaitable* object. Can\n'
'only be used inside a *coroutine function*.\n'
'\n'
' await_expr ::= "await" primary\n'
'\n'
'New in version 3.5.\n',
'binary': 'Binary arithmetic operations\n'
'****************************\n'
'\n'
'The binary arithmetic operations have the conventional priority\n'
'levels. Note that some of these operations also apply to certain '
'non-\n'
'numeric types. Apart from the power operator, there are only two\n'
'levels, one for multiplicative operators and one for additive\n'
'operators:\n'
'\n'
' m_expr ::= u_expr | m_expr "*" u_expr | m_expr "@" m_expr |\n'
' m_expr "//" u_expr | m_expr "/" u_expr |\n'
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' m_expr "%" u_expr\n'
' a_expr ::= m_expr | a_expr "+" m_expr | a_expr "-" m_expr\n'
'\n'
'The "*" (multiplication) operator yields the product of its '
'arguments.\n'
'The arguments must either both be numbers, or one argument must be '
'an\n'
'integer and the other must be a sequence. In the former case, the\n'
'numbers are converted to a common type and then multiplied '
'together.\n'
'In the latter case, sequence repetition is performed; a negative\n'
'repetition factor yields an empty sequence.\n'
'\n'
'The "@" (at) operator is intended to be used for matrix\n'
'multiplication. No builtin Python types implement this operator.\n'
'\n'
'New in version 3.5.\n'
'\n'
'The "/" (division) and "//" (floor division) operators yield the\n'
'quotient of their arguments. The numeric arguments are first\n'
'converted to a common type. Division of integers yields a float, '
'while\n'
'floor division of integers results in an integer; the result is '
'that\n'
'of mathematical division with the ‘floor’ function applied to the\n'
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'result. Division by zero raises the "ZeroDivisionError" '
'exception.\n'
'\n'
'The "%" (modulo) operator yields the remainder from the division '
'of\n'
'the first argument by the second. The numeric arguments are '
'first\n'
'converted to a common type. A zero right argument raises the\n'
'"ZeroDivisionError" exception. The arguments may be floating '
'point\n'
'numbers, e.g., "3.14%0.7" equals "0.34" (since "3.14" equals '
'"4*0.7 +\n'
'0.34".) The modulo operator always yields a result with the same '
'sign\n'
'as its second operand (or zero); the absolute value of the result '
'is\n'
'strictly smaller than the absolute value of the second operand '
'[1].\n'
'\n'
'The floor division and modulo operators are connected by the '
'following\n'
'identity: "x == (x//y)*y + (x%y)". Floor division and modulo are '
'also\n'
'connected with the built-in function "divmod()": "divmod(x, y) ==\n'
'(x//y, x%y)". [2].\n'
'\n'
'In addition to performing the modulo operation on numbers, the '
'"%"\n'
'operator is also overloaded by string objects to perform '
'old-style\n'
'string formatting (also known as interpolation). The syntax for\n'
'string formatting is described in the Python Library Reference,\n'
'section printf-style String Formatting.\n'
'\n'
'The floor division operator, the modulo operator, and the '
'"divmod()"\n'
'function are not defined for complex numbers. Instead, convert to '
'a\n'
'floating point number using the "abs()" function if appropriate.\n'
'\n'
'The "+" (addition) operator yields the sum of its arguments. The\n'
'arguments must either both be numbers or both be sequences of the '
'same\n'
'type. In the former case, the numbers are converted to a common '
'type\n'
'and then added together. In the latter case, the sequences are\n'
'concatenated.\n'
'\n'
'The "-" (subtraction) operator yields the difference of its '
'arguments.\n'
'The numeric arguments are first converted to a common type.\n',
'bitwise': 'Binary bitwise operations\n'
'*************************\n'
'\n'
'Each of the three bitwise operations has a different priority '
'level:\n'
'\n'
' and_expr ::= shift_expr | and_expr "&" shift_expr\n'
' xor_expr ::= and_expr | xor_expr "^" and_expr\n'
' or_expr ::= xor_expr | or_expr "|" xor_expr\n'
'\n'
'The "&" operator yields the bitwise AND of its arguments, which '
'must\n'
'be integers.\n'
'\n'
'The "^" operator yields the bitwise XOR (exclusive OR) of its\n'
'arguments, which must be integers.\n'
'\n'
'The "|" operator yields the bitwise (inclusive) OR of its '
'arguments,\n'
'which must be integers.\n',
'bltin-code-objects': 'Code Objects\n'
'************\n'
'\n'
'Code objects are used by the implementation to '
'represent “pseudo-\n'
'compiled” executable Python code such as a function '
'from function objects because they don’t contain a '
'reference to their\n'
'global execution environment. Code objects are '
'returned by the built-\n'
'in "compile()" function and can be extracted from '
'function objects\n'
'through their "__code__" attribute. See also the '
'"code" module.\n'
'\n'
'A code object can be executed or evaluated by passing '
'it (instead of a\n'
'source string) to the "exec()" or "eval()" built-in '
'functions.\n'
'\n'
'See The standard type hierarchy for more '
'information.\n',
'bltin-ellipsis-object': 'The Ellipsis Object\n'
'*******************\n'
'\n'
'This object is commonly used by slicing (see '
'Slicings). It supports\n'
'no special operations. There is exactly one '
'ellipsis object, named\n'
'"Ellipsis" (a built-in name). "type(Ellipsis)()" '
'produces the\n'
'"Ellipsis" singleton.\n'
'\n'
'It is written as "Ellipsis" or "...".\n',
'bltin-null-object': 'The Null Object\n'
'This object is returned by functions that don’t '
'explicitly return a\n'
'value. It supports no special operations. There is '
'exactly one null\n'
'object, named "None" (a built-in name). "type(None)()" '
'produces the\n'
'same singleton.\n'
'\n'
'It is written as "None".\n',
'bltin-type-objects': 'Type Objects\n'
'************\n'
'\n'
'Type objects represent the various object types. An '
'accessed by the built-in function "type()". There are '
'no special\n'
'operations on types. The standard module "types" '
'defines names for\n'
'all standard built-in types.\n'
'\n'
'Types are written like this: "<class \'int\'>".\n',
'booleans': 'Boolean operations\n'
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'******************\n'
'\n'
' or_test ::= and_test | or_test "or" and_test\n'
' and_test ::= not_test | and_test "and" not_test\n'
' not_test ::= comparison | "not" not_test\n'
'\n'
'In the context of Boolean operations, and also when expressions '
'are\n'
'used by control flow statements, the following values are '
'interpreted\n'
'as false: "False", "None", numeric zero of all types, and empty\n'
'strings and containers (including strings, tuples, lists,\n'
'dictionaries, sets and frozensets). All other values are '
'interpreted\n'
'as true. User-defined objects can customize their truth value '
'by\n'
'providing a "__bool__()" method.\n'
'\n'
'The operator "not" yields "True" if its argument is false, '
'"False"\n'
'otherwise.\n'
'\n'
'The expression "x and y" first evaluates *x*; if *x* is false, '
'its\n'
'value is returned; otherwise, *y* is evaluated and the resulting '
'value\n'
'is returned.\n'
'\n'
'The expression "x or y" first evaluates *x*; if *x* is true, its '
'value\n'
'is returned; otherwise, *y* is evaluated and the resulting value '
'is\n'
'returned.\n'
'\n'
'Note that neither "and" nor "or" restrict the value and type '
'they\n'
'return to "False" and "True", but rather return the last '
'evaluated\n'
'argument. This is sometimes useful, e.g., if "s" is a string '
'that\n'
'should be replaced by a default value if it is empty, the '
'expression\n'
'"s or \'foo\'" yields the desired value. Because "not" has to '
'create a\n'
'new value, it returns a boolean value regardless of the type of '
'its\n'
'argument (for example, "not \'foo\'" produces "False" rather '
'than "\'\'".)\n',
'break': 'The "break" statement\n'
'*********************\n'
'\n'
' break_stmt ::= "break"\n'
'\n'
'"break" may only occur syntactically nested in a "for" or "while"\n'
'loop, but not nested in a function or class definition within that\n'
'loop.\n'
'\n'
'It terminates the nearest enclosing loop, skipping the optional '
'"else"\n'
'clause if the loop has one.\n'
'\n'
'If a "for" loop is terminated by "break", the loop control target\n'
'keeps its current value.\n'
'\n'
'When "break" passes control out of a "try" statement with a '
'"finally"\n'
'clause, that "finally" clause is executed before really leaving '
'the\n'
'loop.\n',
'callable-types': 'Emulating callable objects\n'
'**************************\n'
'\n'
'object.__call__(self[, args...])\n'
'\n'
' Called when the instance is “called” as a function; if '
'this method\n'
' is defined, "x(arg1, arg2, ...)" is a shorthand for\n'
' "x.__call__(arg1, arg2, ...)".\n',
'*****\n'
'\n'
'A call calls a callable object (e.g., a *function*) with a '
'possibly\n'
'empty series of *arguments*:\n'
'\n'
' call ::= primary "(" [argument_list [","] | '
'comprehension] ")"\n'
' argument_list ::= positional_arguments ["," '
'starred_and_keywords]\n'
' ["," keywords_arguments]\n'
' | starred_and_keywords ["," '
'keywords_arguments]\n'
' | keywords_arguments\n'
' positional_arguments ::= ["*"] expression ("," ["*"] '
'expression)*\n'
' starred_and_keywords ::= ("*" expression | keyword_item)\n'
' ("," "*" expression | "," '
'keyword_item)*\n'
' keywords_arguments ::= (keyword_item | "**" expression)\n'
' ("," keyword_item | "," "**" '
'expression)*\n'
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' keyword_item ::= identifier "=" expression\n'
'\n'
'An optional trailing comma may be present after the positional and\n'
'keyword arguments but does not affect the semantics.\n'
'\n'
'The primary must evaluate to a callable object (user-defined\n'
'functions, built-in functions, methods of built-in objects, class\n'
'objects, methods of class instances, and all objects having a\n'
'"__call__()" method are callable). All argument expressions are\n'
'evaluated before the call is attempted. Please refer to section\n'
'Function definitions for the syntax of formal *parameter* lists.\n'
'\n'
'If keyword arguments are present, they are first converted to\n'
'positional arguments, as follows. First, a list of unfilled slots '
'is\n'
'created for the formal parameters. If there are N positional\n'
'arguments, they are placed in the first N slots. Next, for each\n'
'keyword argument, the identifier is used to determine the\n'
'corresponding slot (if the identifier is the same as the first '
'formal\n'
'parameter name, the first slot is used, and so on). If the slot '
'is\n'
'already filled, a "TypeError" exception is raised. Otherwise, the\n'
'value of the argument is placed in the slot, filling it (even if '
'the\n'
'expression is "None", it fills the slot). When all arguments have\n'
'been processed, the slots that are still unfilled are filled with '
'the\n'
'corresponding default value from the function definition. '
'(Default\n'
'values are calculated, once, when the function is defined; thus, a\n'
'mutable object such as a list or dictionary used as default value '
'will\n'
'be shared by all calls that don’t specify an argument value for '
'the\n'
'corresponding slot; this should usually be avoided.) If there are '
'any\n'
'unfilled slots for which no default value is specified, a '
'"TypeError"\n'
'exception is raised. Otherwise, the list of filled slots is used '
'as\n'
'the argument list for the call.\n'
'\n'
'**CPython implementation detail:** An implementation may provide\n'
'built-in functions whose positional parameters do not have names, '
'even\n'
'if they are ‘named’ for the purpose of documentation, and which\n'
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'therefore cannot be supplied by keyword. In CPython, this is the '
'case\n'
'for functions implemented in C that use "PyArg_ParseTuple()" to '
'parse\n'
'their arguments.\n'
'\n'
'If there are more positional arguments than there are formal '
'parameter\n'
'slots, a "TypeError" exception is raised, unless a formal '
'parameter\n'
'using the syntax "*identifier" is present; in this case, that '
'formal\n'
'parameter receives a tuple containing the excess positional '
'arguments\n'
'(or an empty tuple if there were no excess positional arguments).\n'
'\n'
'If any keyword argument does not correspond to a formal parameter\n'
'name, a "TypeError" exception is raised, unless a formal parameter\n'
'using the syntax "**identifier" is present; in this case, that '
'formal\n'
'parameter receives a dictionary containing the excess keyword\n'
'arguments (using the keywords as keys and the argument values as\n'
'corresponding values), or a (new) empty dictionary if there were '
'no\n'
'excess keyword arguments.\n'
'\n'
'If the syntax "*expression" appears in the function call, '
'"expression"\n'
'must evaluate to an *iterable*. Elements from these iterables are\n'
'treated as if they were additional positional arguments. For the '
'call\n'
'"f(x1, x2, *y, x3, x4)", if *y* evaluates to a sequence *y1*, …, '
'*yM*,\n'
'this is equivalent to a call with M+4 positional arguments *x1*, '
'*x2*,\n'
'*y1*, …, *yM*, *x3*, *x4*.\n'
'\n'
'A consequence of this is that although the "*expression" syntax '
'may\n'
'appear *after* explicit keyword arguments, it is processed '
'*before*\n'
'the keyword arguments (and any "**expression" arguments – see '
'\n'
' >>> def f(a, b):\n'
' ... print(a, b)\n'
' ...\n'
' >>> f(b=1, *(2,))\n'
' 2 1\n'
' >>> f(a=1, *(2,))\n'
' Traceback (most recent call last):\n'
' File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>\n'
" TypeError: f() got multiple values for keyword argument 'a'\n"
' >>> f(1, *(2,))\n'
' 1 2\n'
'\n'
'It is unusual for both keyword arguments and the "*expression" '
'syntax\n'
'to be used in the same call, so in practice this confusion does '
'not\n'
'arise.\n'
'\n'
'If the syntax "**expression" appears in the function call,\n'
'"expression" must evaluate to a *mapping*, the contents of which '
'are\n'
'treated as additional keyword arguments. If a keyword is already\n'
'present (as an explicit keyword argument, or from another '
'unpacking),\n'
'a "TypeError" exception is raised.\n'
'\n'
'Formal parameters using the syntax "*identifier" or "**identifier"\n'
'cannot be used as positional argument slots or as keyword argument\n'
'names.\n'
'\n'
'Changed in version 3.5: Function calls accept any number of "*" '
'and\n'
'"**" unpackings, positional arguments may follow iterable '
'unpackings\n'
'("*"), and keyword arguments may follow dictionary unpackings '
'("**").\n'
'Originally proposed by **PEP 448**.\n'
'\n'
'A call always returns some value, possibly "None", unless it raises '
'an\n'
'exception. How this value is computed depends on the type of the\n'
'callable object.\n'
'\n'
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'\n'
'a user-defined function:\n'
' The code block for the function is executed, passing it the\n'
' argument list. The first thing the code block will do is bind '
'the\n'
' formal parameters to the arguments; this is described in '
'section\n'
' Function definitions. When the code block executes a "return"\n'
' statement, this specifies the return value of the function '
'call.\n'
'\n'
'a built-in function or method:\n'
' The result is up to the interpreter; see Built-in Functions for '
'the\n'
' descriptions of built-in functions and methods.\n'
'\n'
'a class object:\n'
' A new instance of that class is returned.\n'
'\n'
'a class instance method:\n'
' The corresponding user-defined function is called, with an '
'argument\n'
' list that is one longer than the argument list of the call: the\n'
' instance becomes the first argument.\n'
'\n'
'a class instance:\n'
' The class must define a "__call__()" method; the effect is then '
'the\n'
' same as if that method was called.\n',
'class': 'Class definitions\n'
'*****************\n'
'\n'
'A class definition defines a class object (see section The '
'standard\n'
'type hierarchy):\n'
'\n'
' classdef ::= [decorators] "class" classname [inheritance] ":" '
'suite\n'
' inheritance ::= "(" [argument_list] ")"\n'
' classname ::= identifier\n'
'\n'
'A class definition is an executable statement. The inheritance '
'list\n'
'usually gives a list of base classes (see Metaclasses for more\n'
'advanced uses), so each item in the list should evaluate to a '
'class\n'
'object which allows subclassing. Classes without an inheritance '
'list\n'
'inherit, by default, from the base class "object"; hence,\n'
'\n'
' class Foo:\n'
' pass\n'
'\n'
'is equivalent to\n'
'\n'
' class Foo(object):\n'
' pass\n'
'\n'
'The class’s suite is then executed in a new execution frame (see\n'
'Naming and binding), using a newly created local namespace and the\n'
'original global namespace. (Usually, the suite contains mostly\n'
'function definitions.) When the class’s suite finishes execution, '
'execution frame is discarded but its local namespace is saved. [3] '
'A\n'
'class object is then created using the inheritance list for the '
'base\n'
'classes and the saved local namespace for the attribute '
'dictionary.\n'
'The class name is bound to this class object in the original local\n'
'namespace.\n'
'\n'
'The order in which attributes are defined in the class body is\n'
'preserved in the new class’s "__dict__". Note that this is '
'reliable\n'
'only right after the class is created and only for classes that '
'were\n'
'defined using the definition syntax.\n'
'\n'
'Class creation can be customized heavily using metaclasses.\n'
'\n'
'Classes can also be decorated: just like when decorating '
'functions,\n'
'\n'
' @f1(arg)\n'
' @f2\n'
' class Foo: pass\n'
'\n'
'\n'
' class Foo: pass\n'
' Foo = f1(arg)(f2(Foo))\n'
'\n'
'The evaluation rules for the decorator expressions are the same as '
'for\n'
'function decorators. The result is then bound to the class name.\n'
'**Programmer’s note:** Variables defined in the class definition '
'are\n'
'class attributes; they are shared by instances. Instance '
'attributes\n'
'can be set in a method with "self.name = value". Both class and\n'
'instance attributes are accessible through the notation '
'and an instance attribute hides a class attribute with the same '
'name\n'
'when accessed in this way. Class attributes can be used as '
'defaults\n'
'for instance attributes, but using mutable values there can lead '
'to\n'
'unexpected results. Descriptors can be used to create instance\n'
'variables with different implementation details.\n'
'\n'
'See also:\n'
'\n'
' **PEP 3115** - Metaclasses in Python 3000\n'
' The proposal that changed the declaration of metaclasses to '
'the\n'
' current syntax, and the semantics for how classes with\n'
' metaclasses are constructed.\n'
'\n'
' **PEP 3129** - Class Decorators\n'
' The proposal that added class decorators. Function and '
'method\n'
' decorators were introduced in **PEP 318**.\n',
'comparisons': 'Comparisons\n'
'***********\n'
'\n'
'Unlike C, all comparison operations in Python have the same '
'priority,\n'
'which is lower than that of any arithmetic, shifting or '
'bitwise\n'
'operation. Also unlike C, expressions like "a < b < c" have '
'the\n'
'interpretation that is conventional in mathematics:\n'
'\n'
' comparison ::= or_expr (comp_operator or_expr)*\n'
' comp_operator ::= "<" | ">" | "==" | ">=" | "<=" | "!="\n'
' | "is" ["not"] | ["not"] "in"\n'
'\n'
'Comparisons yield boolean values: "True" or "False".\n'
'\n'
'Comparisons can be chained arbitrarily, e.g., "x < y <= z" '
'is\n'
'equivalent to "x < y and y <= z", except that "y" is '
'evaluated only\n'
'once (but in both cases "z" is not evaluated at all when "x < '
'y" is\n'
'found to be false).\n'
'\n'
'Formally, if *a*, *b*, *c*, …, *y*, *z* are expressions and '
'*op2*, …, *opN* are comparison operators, then "a op1 b op2 c '
'... y\n'
'opN z" is equivalent to "a op1 b and b op2 c and ... y opN '
'z", except\n'
'that each expression is evaluated at most once.\n'
'\n'
'Note that "a op1 b op2 c" doesn’t imply any kind of '
'comparison between\n'
'*a* and *c*, so that, e.g., "x < y > z" is perfectly legal '
'(though\n'
'perhaps not pretty).\n'
'\n'
'\n'
'Value comparisons\n'
'=================\n'
'\n'
'The operators "<", ">", "==", ">=", "<=", and "!=" compare '
'the values\n'
'of two objects. The objects do not need to have the same '
'type.\n'
'\n'
'Chapter Objects, values and types states that objects have a '
'value (in\n'
'addition to type and identity). The value of an object is a '
'rather\n'
'abstract notion in Python: For example, there is no canonical '
'access\n'
'method for an object’s value. Also, there is no requirement '
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'that the\n'
'value of an object should be constructed in a particular way, '
'e.g.\n'
'comprised of all its data attributes. Comparison operators '
'implement a\n'
'particular notion of what the value of an object is. One can '
'think of\n'
'them as defining the value of an object indirectly, by means '
'of their\n'
'comparison implementation.\n'
'\n'
'Because all types are (direct or indirect) subtypes of '
'"object", they\n'
'inherit the default comparison behavior from "object". Types '
'can\n'
'customize their comparison behavior by implementing *rich '
'comparison\n'
'methods* like "__lt__()", described in Basic customization.\n'
'\n'
'The default behavior for equality comparison ("==" and "!=") '
'is based\n'
'on the identity of the objects. Hence, equality comparison '
'of\n'
'instances with the same identity results in equality, and '
'equality\n'
'comparison of instances with different identities results in\n'
'inequality. A motivation for this default behavior is the '
'desire that\n'
'all objects should be reflexive (i.e. "x is y" implies "x == '
'y").\n'
'\n'
'A default order comparison ("<", ">", "<=", and ">=") is not '
'provided;\n'
'an attempt raises "TypeError". A motivation for this default '
'behavior\n'
'is the lack of a similar invariant as for equality.\n'
'\n'
'The behavior of the default equality comparison, that '
'instances with\n'
'different identities are always unequal, may be in contrast '
'to what\n'
'types will need that have a sensible definition of object '
'value and\n'
'value-based equality. Such types will need to customize '
'their\n'
'comparison behavior, and in fact, a number of built-in types '
'have done\n'
'that.\n'
'\n'
'The following list describes the comparison behavior of the '
'most\n'
'important built-in types.\n'
'\n'
'* Numbers of built-in numeric types (Numeric Types — int, '
'float,\n'
' complex) and of the standard library types '
'"fractions.Fraction" and\n'
' "decimal.Decimal" can be compared within and across their '
'types,\n'
' with the restriction that complex numbers do not support '
'order\n'
' comparison. Within the limits of the types involved, they '
'compare\n'
' mathematically (algorithmically) correct without loss of '
'precision.\n'
'\n'
' The not-a-number values "float(\'NaN\')" and '
'"decimal.Decimal(\'NaN\')"\n'
' are special. Any ordered comparison of a number to a '
'not-a-number\n'
' value is false. A counter-intuitive implication is that '
'not-a-number\n'
' values are not equal to themselves. For example, if "x =\n'
' float(\'NaN\')", "3 < x", "x < 3", "x == x", "x != x" are '
'all false.\n'
' This behavior is compliant with IEEE 754.\n'
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'\n'
'* Binary sequences (instances of "bytes" or "bytearray") can '
'be\n'
' compared within and across their types. They compare\n'
' lexicographically using the numeric values of their '
'elements.\n'
'\n'
'* Strings (instances of "str") compare lexicographically '
'using the\n'
' numerical Unicode code points (the result of the built-in '
'function\n'
' "ord()") of their characters. [3]\n'
'\n'
' Strings and binary sequences cannot be directly compared.\n'
'\n'
'* Sequences (instances of "tuple", "list", or "range") can '
'be\n'
' compared only within each of their types, with the '
'restriction that\n'
' ranges do not support order comparison. Equality '
'comparison across\n'
' these types results in inequality, and ordering comparison '
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'across\n'
' these types raises "TypeError".\n'
'\n'
' Sequences compare lexicographically using comparison of\n'
' corresponding elements, whereby reflexivity of the elements '
'is\n'
' enforced.\n'
'\n'
' In enforcing reflexivity of elements, the comparison of '
'collections\n'
' assumes that for a collection element "x", "x == x" is '
'always true.\n'
' Based on that assumption, element identity is compared '
'first, and\n'
' element comparison is performed only for distinct '
'elements. This\n'
' approach yields the same result as a strict element '
'comparison\n'
' would, if the compared elements are reflexive. For '
'non-reflexive\n'
' elements, the result is different than for strict element\n'
' comparison, and may be surprising: The non-reflexive '
'not-a-number\n'
' values for example result in the following comparison '
'behavior when\n'
' used in a list:\n'
'\n'
" >>> nan = float('NaN')\n"
' >>> nan is nan\n'
' True\n'
' >>> nan == nan\n'
' False <-- the defined non-reflexive '
'behavior of NaN\n'
' >>> [nan] == [nan]\n'
' True <-- list enforces reflexivity and '
'tests identity first\n'
'\n'
' Lexicographical comparison between built-in collections '
'works as\n'
' follows:\n'
'\n'
' * For two collections to compare equal, they must be of the '
'same\n'
' type, have the same length, and each pair of '
'corresponding\n'
' elements must compare equal (for example, "[1,2] == '
'(1,2)" is\n'
' false because the type is not the same).\n'
'\n'
' * Collections that support order comparison are ordered the '
'same\n'
' as their first unequal elements (for example, "[1,2,x] <= '
'[1,2,y]"\n'
' has the same value as "x <= y"). If a corresponding '
'element does\n'
' not exist, the shorter collection is ordered first (for '
'example,\n'
' "[1,2] < [1,2,3]" is true).\n'
'\n'
'* Mappings (instances of "dict") compare equal if and only if '
'they\n'
' have equal *(key, value)* pairs. Equality comparison of the '
'keys and\n'
' values enforces reflexivity.\n'
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' Order comparisons ("<", ">", "<=", and ">=") raise '
'"TypeError".\n'
'\n'
'* Sets (instances of "set" or "frozenset") can be compared '
'within\n'
' and across their types.\n'
'\n'
' They define order comparison operators to mean subset and '
'superset\n'
' tests. Those relations do not define total orderings (for '
'example,\n'
' the two sets "{1,2}" and "{2,3}" are not equal, nor subsets '
'of one\n'
' another, nor supersets of one another). Accordingly, sets '
'are not\n'
' appropriate arguments for functions which depend on total '
'ordering\n'
' (for example, "min()", "max()", and "sorted()" produce '
'undefined\n'
' results given a list of sets as inputs).\n'
'\n'
' Comparison of sets enforces reflexivity of its elements.\n'
'\n'
'* Most other built-in types have no comparison methods '
'implemented,\n'
' so they inherit the default comparison behavior.\n'
'\n'
'User-defined classes that customize their comparison behavior '
'should\n'
'follow some consistency rules, if possible:\n'
'\n'
'* Equality comparison should be reflexive. In other words, '
'identical\n'
' objects should compare equal:\n'
'\n'
' "x is y" implies "x == y"\n'
'\n'
'* Comparison should be symmetric. In other words, the '
'following\n'
' expressions should have the same result:\n'
'\n'
' "x == y" and "y == x"\n'
'\n'
' "x != y" and "y != x"\n'
'\n'
' "x < y" and "y > x"\n'
'\n'
' "x <= y" and "y >= x"\n'
'\n'
'* Comparison should be transitive. The following '
'(non-exhaustive)\n'
' examples illustrate that:\n'
'\n'
' "x > y and y > z" implies "x > z"\n'
'\n'
' "x < y and y <= z" implies "x < z"\n'
'\n'
'* Inverse comparison should result in the boolean negation. '
'In other\n'
' words, the following expressions should have the same '
'result:\n'
'\n'
' "x == y" and "not x != y"\n'
'\n'
' "x < y" and "not x >= y" (for total ordering)\n'
'\n'
' "x > y" and "not x <= y" (for total ordering)\n'
'\n'
' The last two expressions apply to totally ordered '
'collections (e.g.\n'
' to sequences, but not to sets or mappings). See also the\n'
' "total_ordering()" decorator.\n'
'\n'
'* The "hash()" result should be consistent with equality. '
'Objects\n'
' that are equal should either have the same hash value, or '
'be marked\n'
' as unhashable.\n'
'\n'
'Python does not enforce these consistency rules. In fact, '
'the\n'
'not-a-number values are an example for not following these '
'rules.\n'
'\n'
'\n'
'Membership test operations\n'
'==========================\n'
'\n'
'The operators "in" and "not in" test for membership. "x in '
's"\n'
'evaluates to "True" if *x* is a member of *s*, and "False" '
'otherwise.\n'
'"x not in s" returns the negation of "x in s". All built-in '
'sequences\n'
'and set types support this as well as dictionary, for which '
'"in" tests\n'
'whether the dictionary has a given key. For container types '
'such as\n'
'list, tuple, set, frozenset, dict, or collections.deque, the\n'
'expression "x in y" is equivalent to "any(x is e or x == e '
'for e in\n'
'y)".\n'
'\n'
'For the string and bytes types, "x in y" is "True" if and '
'only if *x*\n'
'is a substring of *y*. An equivalent test is "y.find(x) != '
'-1".\n'
'Empty strings are always considered to be a substring of any '
'other\n'
'string, so """ in "abc"" will return "True".\n'
'\n'
'For user-defined classes which define the "__contains__()" '
'method, "x\n'
'in y" returns "True" if "y.__contains__(x)" returns a true '
'value, and\n'
'"False" otherwise.\n'
'\n'
'For user-defined classes which do not define "__contains__()" '
'but do\n'
'define "__iter__()", "x in y" is "True" if some value "z" '
'with "x ==\n'
'z" is produced while iterating over "y". If an exception is '
'raised\n'
'during the iteration, it is as if "in" raised that '
'exception.\n'
'\n'
'Lastly, the old-style iteration protocol is tried: if a class '
'defines\n'
'"__getitem__()", "x in y" is "True" if and only if there is a '
'non-\n'
'negative integer index *i* such that "x == y[i]", and all '
'lower\n'
'integer indices do not raise "IndexError" exception. (If any '
'other\n'
'exception is raised, it is as if "in" raised that '
'exception).\n'
'\n'
'The operator "not in" is defined to have the inverse true '
'value of\n'
'"in".\n'
'\n'
'\n'
'Identity comparisons\n'
'====================\n'
'\n'
'The operators "is" and "is not" test for object identity: "x '
'is y" is\n'
'true if and only if *x* and *y* are the same object. Object '
'identity\n'
'is determined using the "id()" function. "x is not y" yields '
'the\n'
'inverse truth value. [4]\n',
'compound': 'Compound statements\n'
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'*******************\n'
'\n'
'Compound statements contain (groups of) other statements; they '
'affect\n'
'or control the execution of those other statements in some way. '
'In\n'
'general, compound statements span multiple lines, although in '
'simple\n'
'incarnations a whole compound statement may be contained in one '
'line.\n'
'\n'
'The "if", "while" and "for" statements implement traditional '
'control\n'
'flow constructs. "try" specifies exception handlers and/or '
'cleanup\n'
'code for a group of statements, while the "with" statement '
'allows the\n'
'execution of initialization and finalization code around a block '
'of\n'
'code. Function and class definitions are also syntactically '
'compound\n'
'statements.\n'
'\n'
'A compound statement consists of one or more ‘clauses.’ A '
'consists of a header and a ‘suite.’ The clause headers of a\n'
'particular compound statement are all at the same indentation '
'level.\n'
'Each clause header begins with a uniquely identifying keyword '
'and ends\n'
'with a colon. A suite is a group of statements controlled by a\n'
'clause. A suite can be one or more semicolon-separated simple\n'
'statements on the same line as the header, following the '
'colon, or it can be one or more indented statements on '
'subsequent\n'
'lines. Only the latter form of a suite can contain nested '
'compound\n'
'statements; the following is illegal, mostly because it wouldn’t '
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'be\n'
'clear to which "if" clause a following "else" clause would '
'belong:\n'
'\n'
' if test1: if test2: print(x)\n'
'\n'
'Also note that the semicolon binds tighter than the colon in '
'this\n'
'context, so that in the following example, either all or none of '
'the\n'
'"print()" calls are executed:\n'
'\n'
' if x < y < z: print(x); print(y); print(z)\n'
'\n'
'Summarizing:\n'
'\n'
' compound_stmt ::= if_stmt\n'
' | while_stmt\n'
' | for_stmt\n'
' | try_stmt\n'
' | with_stmt\n'
' | funcdef\n'
' | classdef\n'
' | async_with_stmt\n'
' | async_for_stmt\n'
' | async_funcdef\n'
' suite ::= stmt_list NEWLINE | NEWLINE INDENT '
'statement+ DEDENT\n'
' statement ::= stmt_list NEWLINE | compound_stmt\n'
' stmt_list ::= simple_stmt (";" simple_stmt)* [";"]\n'
'\n'
'Note that statements always end in a "NEWLINE" possibly followed '
'by a\n'
'"DEDENT". Also note that optional continuation clauses always '
'begin\n'
'with a keyword that cannot start a statement, thus there are no\n'
'ambiguities (the ‘dangling "else"’ problem is solved in Python '
'by\n'
'requiring nested "if" statements to be indented).\n'
'\n'
'The formatting of the grammar rules in the following sections '
'places\n'
'each clause on a separate line for clarity.\n'
'\n'
'\n'
'The "if" statement\n'
'==================\n'
'\n'
'The "if" statement is used for conditional execution:\n'
'\n'
' if_stmt ::= "if" expression ":" suite\n'
' ("elif" expression ":" suite)*\n'
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'\n'
'It selects exactly one of the suites by evaluating the '
'expressions one\n'
'by one until one is found to be true (see section Boolean '
'operations\n'
'for the definition of true and false); then that suite is '
'executed\n'
'(and no other part of the "if" statement is executed or '
'evaluated).\n'
'If all expressions are false, the suite of the "else" clause, '
'if\n'
'present, is executed.\n'
'\n'
'\n'
'The "while" statement\n'
'=====================\n'
'\n'
'The "while" statement is used for repeated execution as long as '
'an\n'
'expression is true:\n'
'\n'
' while_stmt ::= "while" expression ":" suite\n'
' ["else" ":" suite]\n'
'\n'
'This repeatedly tests the expression and, if it is true, '
'executes the\n'
'first suite; if the expression is false (which may be the first '
'time\n'
'it is tested) the suite of the "else" clause, if present, is '
'executed\n'
'and the loop terminates.\n'
'\n'
'A "break" statement executed in the first suite terminates the '
'loop\n'
'without executing the "else" clause’s suite. A "continue" '
'statement\n'
'executed in the first suite skips the rest of the suite and goes '
'back\n'
'to testing the expression.\n'
'\n'
'\n'
'The "for" statement\n'
'===================\n'
'\n'
'The "for" statement is used to iterate over the elements of a '
'sequence\n'
'(such as a string, tuple or list) or other iterable object:\n'
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