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AmigaOS Manual: Python Glossary
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This glossary provides definitions of terms used in the Python manual.
- .py file
- A Python source file that contains a human readable Python program.
- .pyc file
- A compiled Python source file containing Python bytecode. .pyc files are created automatically by Python. See bytecode.
- bytecode
- Bytecode is a compiled format of a Python program. When a Python program is executed, it is first assembled into bytecode which is then executed by the Python interpreter (also known as a Python virtual machine). Python bytecode files have a .pyc extension.
- class
- A template for creating user-defined objects.
- class variable
- A variable defined in a class and intended to be modified only at class level.
- coercion
- coroutine
- coroutine function
- decorator
- descriptor
- dictionary
- function
- function object
- garbage collection
- generator
- generator iterator
- immutable
- import path
- importing
- importer
- lambda
- list
- One of the Python's data types. Lists are used for storing multiple values in a single variable.
- metaclass
- method
- module
- namespace
- object
- package
- regular package
- set
- slice
- tuple
- virtual machine