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diff --git a/doc/user/python.in b/doc/user/python.in deleted file mode 100644 index 90a20d0..0000000 --- a/doc/user/python.in +++ /dev/null @@ -1,154 +0,0 @@ -<!-- - - Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 The SCons Foundation - - Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining - a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the - "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including - without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, - distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to - permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to - the following conditions: - - The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included - in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. - - THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY - KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE - WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND - NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE - LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION - OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION - WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. - ---> - - <!-- - - <section> - <title>Python Overview</title> - - <para> - - This section will provide a brief overview of - the Python programming language. - Skip this section if you are already familiar with Python - (or you're really intent on diving into &SCons; - and just picking up things as you go). - - </para> - - <para> - - Python has a lot of good - documentation freely available on-line - to help you get started. - The standard tutorial is available at XXX. - - - </para> - - <para> - - Python is very easy to pick up. - - </para> - - <para> - - Python variables must be assigned to before they can be referenced. - - </para> - - <para> - - Assignment is like most programming languages: - - x = 1 + 2 - z = 3 * x - - </para> - - <para> - - Function calls look like most language function calls: - - a = f(g) - - </para> - - <para> - - Define functions like so: - - def func(arg1, arg2): - return arg1 * arg 2 - - The number of parameters - - </para> - - <para> - - Strings can be enclosed in single quotes or double quotes, - backslashes are used to escape characters, - triple-quote syntax lets you include quotes and newlines, - raw strings begin with 'r'. - - </para> - - <para> - - Lists are enclosed in square brackets, - list items are separated by commas. - List references use square brackets and integer index values, - slice notation lets you select, delete or replace a range. - - </para> - - <para> - - Dictionaries (hashes) are enclosed in curly brackets, - : separates keys from values, - , separates items. - Dictionary values are referenced using square brackets. - - </para> - - <para> - - Access class attributes (including methods) using a '.'. - - </para> - - <para> - - if: statements look like - - elif: statements look like - - else: statements look like - - </para> - - <para> - - for: statements look like - - while: statements look like - - break statements look like - - continue statements look like - - </para> - - <para> - - pass - - </para> - - </section> - - --> |