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‎Doc/boilerplate.tex‎

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E-mail: {\tt [email protected]}
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\date{28 March 1995 \\ Release 1.2-proof-3} % XXX update before release!
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\date{10 April 1995 \\ Release 1.2} % XXX update before release!

‎Doc/info/texipre.dat‎

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This version corresponds to Python version 1.2.
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This version corresponds to Python version 1.2 (4 April 1995).
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@end ifinfo
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‎Doc/lib/libdbm.tex‎

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Open a dbm database and return a mapping object. \var{filename} is
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the name of the database file (without the \file{.dir} or \file{.pag}
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extensions), \var{rwmode} is \code{'r'}, \code{'w'} or \code{'rw'} as for
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\code{open}, and \var{filemode} is the \UNIX{} mode of the file, used only
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when the database has to be created.
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extensions), \var{rwmode} is \code{'r'}, \code{'w'} or \code{'rw'} to
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open the database fore reading, writing or both respectively,
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and \var{filemode} is the \UNIX{} mode of the file, used only
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when the database has to be created (but to be supplied at all times).
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‎Doc/lib/libftplib.tex‎

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>>> ftp.login() # default user anonymous, passwd user@hostname
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>>> ftp.login() # user anonymous, passwd user@hostname
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‎Doc/lib/libgdbm.tex‎

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\code{'c'}, or \code{'n'} for reader, writer (this also gives read
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exist) and newdb (which will always create a new database). Only one
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exist) and newdb (which will always create a new database). Only one
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writer may open a gdbm file and many readers may open the file. Readers
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and writers cannot open the gdbm file at the same time. Note that the
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\code{GDBM_FAST} mode of opening the database is not supported.
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‎Doc/lib/libimp.tex‎

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‎Doc/lib/libjpeg.tex‎

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‎Doc/lib/libnntplib.tex‎

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‎Doc/lib/libpickle.tex‎

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‎Doc/lib/libposix.tex‎

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