diff --git a/Doc/library/constants.rst b/Doc/builtins/constants.rst similarity index 100% rename from Doc/library/constants.rst rename to Doc/builtins/constants.rst diff --git a/Doc/library/exceptions.rst b/Doc/builtins/exceptions.rst similarity index 100% rename from Doc/library/exceptions.rst rename to Doc/builtins/exceptions.rst diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/builtins/functions.rst similarity index 100% rename from Doc/library/functions.rst rename to Doc/builtins/functions.rst diff --git a/Doc/builtins/index.rst b/Doc/builtins/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000000000..54ae1f3e6b86f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/Doc/builtins/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +.. _builtins-index: + +############################## + Python built-ins reference +############################## + +Python comes with a number of built-in functions and classes. + +The built-in classes include data types that would normally be considered part +of the "core" of a language, such as numbers and lists. For these types, the +Python language core defines the form of literals and places some constraints +on their semantics, but does not fully define the semantics. + +The built-ins also include functions and exceptions --- objects that can +be used by all Python code without the need of an :keyword:`import` statement. +Some of these are defined by the core language, but many are not essential for +the core semantics and are only described here. + +.. We don't use :numbered: option for the TOC below as it enforces + numbered sections for the entire builtin docs. If desired, + :numbered: can be enabled on a per-page basis. +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 2 + + stdtypes.rst + constants.rst + functions.rst + exceptions.rst + threadsafety.rst + time-complexity.rst diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/builtins/stdtypes.rst similarity index 100% rename from Doc/library/stdtypes.rst rename to Doc/builtins/stdtypes.rst diff --git a/Doc/library/threadsafety.rst b/Doc/builtins/threadsafety.rst similarity index 100% rename from Doc/library/threadsafety.rst rename to Doc/builtins/threadsafety.rst diff --git a/Doc/library/time-complexity.rst b/Doc/builtins/time-complexity.rst similarity index 100% rename from Doc/library/time-complexity.rst rename to Doc/builtins/time-complexity.rst diff --git a/Doc/conf.py b/Doc/conf.py index c768e6fd676a5a..6a23ebdb196134 100644 --- a/Doc/conf.py +++ b/Doc/conf.py @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ 'sphinx_linklint.ext', 'notfound.extension', 'sphinxext.opengraph', + 'sphinxext.rediraffe', 'sphinxcontrib.rsvgconverter', ) for optional_ext in _OPTIONAL_EXTENSIONS: @@ -258,6 +259,16 @@ 'literal-block', ] +rediraffe_redirects = { + # Splitting builtins from library + "library/functions.rst": "builtins/functions.rst", + "library/stdtypes.rst": "builtins/stdtypes.rst", + "library/constants.rst": "builtins/constants.rst", + "library/exceptions.rst": "builtins/exceptions.rst", + "library/threadsafety.rst": "builtins/threadsafety.rst", + "library/time-complexity.rst": "builtins/time-complexity.rst", +} + # Options for HTML output # ----------------------- @@ -359,7 +370,13 @@ # Grouping the document tree into LaTeX files. List of tuples # (source start file, target name, title, author, document class [howto/manual]). latex_documents = [ - ('c-api/index', 'c-api.tex', 'The Python/C API', _doc_authors, 'manual'), + ( + 'c-api/index', + 'c-api.tex', + 'The Python/C API', + _doc_authors, + 'manual', + ), ( 'extending/index', 'extending.tex', @@ -374,6 +391,13 @@ _doc_authors, 'manual', ), + ( + 'builtins/index', + 'builtins.tex', + 'Python Built-ins Reference', + _doc_authors, + 'manual', + ), ( 'library/index', 'library.tex', diff --git a/Doc/contents.rst b/Doc/contents.rst index b57f4b09a5dcb6..852be4a6d5b6ba 100644 --- a/Doc/contents.rst +++ b/Doc/contents.rst @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tutorial/index.rst using/index.rst reference/index.rst + builtins/index.rst library/index.rst extending/index.rst c-api/index.rst diff --git a/Doc/extending/index.rst b/Doc/extending/index.rst index c0c494c3059d99..0f0686ea40e75b 100644 --- a/Doc/extending/index.rst +++ b/Doc/extending/index.rst @@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ underlying operating system supports this feature. This document assumes basic knowledge about C and Python. For an informal introduction to Python, see :ref:`tutorial-index`. :ref:`reference-index` -gives a more formal definition of the language. :ref:`library-index` documents -the existing object types, functions and modules (both built-in and written in -Python) that give the language its wide application range. +gives a more formal definition of the language. :ref:`builtins-index` documents +the built-in functions and object types, and :ref:`library-index` documents the +modules (both built-in and written in Python) that give the language its wide +application range. For a detailed description of the whole Python/C API, see the separate :ref:`c-api-index`. diff --git a/Doc/library/index.rst b/Doc/library/index.rst index f28c03e2fae092..85d002abaa56ca 100644 --- a/Doc/library/index.rst +++ b/Doc/library/index.rst @@ -1,11 +1,12 @@ .. _library-index: ############################### - The Python Standard Library + The Python standard library ############################### While :ref:`reference-index` describes the exact syntax and -semantics of the Python language, this library reference manual +semantics of the Python language, and :ref:`builtins-index` describes +the built-ins, this library reference manual describes the standard library that is distributed with Python. It also describes some of the optional components that are commonly included in Python distributions. @@ -39,12 +40,6 @@ the `Python Package Index `_. :maxdepth: 2 intro.rst - functions.rst - constants.rst - stdtypes.rst - exceptions.rst - threadsafety.rst - time-complexity.rst text.rst binary.rst diff --git a/Doc/library/intro.rst b/Doc/library/intro.rst index 8f76044be488cd..4e74cc53a1a1d3 100644 --- a/Doc/library/intro.rst +++ b/Doc/library/intro.rst @@ -4,46 +4,32 @@ Introduction ************ -The "Python library" contains several different kinds of components. - -It contains data types that would normally be considered part of the "core" of a -language, such as numbers and lists. For these types, the Python language core -defines the form of literals and places some constraints on their semantics, but -does not fully define the semantics. (On the other hand, the language core does -define syntactic properties like the spelling and priorities of operators.) - -The library also contains built-in functions and exceptions --- objects that can -be used by all Python code without the need of an :keyword:`import` statement. -Some of these are defined by the core language, but many are not essential for -the core semantics and are only described here. - -The bulk of the library, however, consists of a collection of modules. There are -many ways to dissect this collection. Some modules are written in C and built -in to the Python interpreter; others are written in Python and imported in +Note: the built-in functions and classes (which can be used without an +:keyword:`import` statement) are described in :ref:`builtins-index`. + +The Python standard library consists of a collection of modules. There are +many ways to dissect this collection. Some modules are written in C and compiled +into the Python interpreter; others are written in Python and imported in source form. Some modules provide interfaces that are highly specific to Python, like printing a stack trace; some provide interfaces that are specific to particular operating systems, such as access to specific hardware; others provide interfaces that are specific to a particular application domain, like -the World Wide Web. Some modules are available in all versions and ports of +web development. Some modules are available in all versions and ports of Python; others are only available when the underlying system supports or requires them; yet others are available only when a particular configuration option was chosen at the time when Python was compiled and installed. -This manual is organized "from the inside out:" it first describes the built-in -functions, data types and exceptions, and finally the modules, grouped in -chapters of related modules. - -This means that if you start reading this manual from the start, and skip to the +If you start reading this manual from the start, and skip to the next chapter when you get bored, you will get a reasonable overview of the available modules and application areas that are supported by the Python library. Of course, you don't *have* to read it like a novel --- you can also browse the table of contents (in front of the manual), or look for a specific function, module or term in the index (in the back). And finally, if you enjoy -learning about random subjects, you choose a random page number (see module -:mod:`random`) and read a section or two. Regardless of the order in which you -read the sections of this manual, it helps to start with chapter -:ref:`built-in-funcs`, as the remainder of the manual assumes familiarity with -this material. +learning about random subjects, you choose a random page +and read a section or two. Regardless of the order in which you +read the sections of this manual, it helps to first read +:ref:`built-in-funcs` in :ref:`builtins-index`, as the remainder of this section +assumes familiarity with this material. Let the show begin! diff --git a/Doc/pylock.toml b/Doc/pylock.toml index 94b7d9d48d646e..3ad79b3cc6a873 100644 --- a/Doc/pylock.toml +++ b/Doc/pylock.toml @@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ version = "0.13.0" sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f6/c0/eb6838e3bae624ce6c8b90b245d17e84252863150e95efdb88f92c8aa3fb/sphinxext_opengraph-0.13.0.tar.gz", upload-time = 2025-08-29T12:20:31Z, size = 1026875, hashes = { sha256 = "103335d08567ad8468faf1425f575e3b698e9621f9323949a6c8b96d9793e80b" } } wheels = [{ url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/bf/a4/66c1fd4f8fab88faf71cee04a945f9806ba0fef753f2cfc8be6353f64508/sphinxext_opengraph-0.13.0-py3-none-any.whl", upload-time = 2025-08-29T12:20:29Z, size = 1004152, hashes = { sha256 = "936c07828edc9ad9a7b07908b29596dc84ed0b3ceaa77acdf51282d232d4d80e" } }] +[[packages]] +name = "sphinxext-rediraffe" +version = "0.3.0" +sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e3/a9/ab13d156049eea633f992424f3e92cb40e3f1b606bb6d01d40a27457d38a/sphinxext_rediraffe-0.3.0.tar.gz", upload-time = 2025-09-28T15:31:53Z, size = 22114, hashes = { sha256 = "f319b3ccb7c3c3b6f63ffa6fd3eeb171b6d272df55075a9e84364394f391f507" } } +wheels = [{ url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/87/55/ab40a0d1378ee5c859590a633052cf1d0a1f8435af87558a9f7cd576601a/sphinxext_rediraffe-0.3.0-py3-none-any.whl", upload-time = 2025-09-28T15:31:52Z, size = 7194, hashes = { sha256 = "f4220beafa99c99177488276b8e4fcf61fbeeec4253c1e4aae841a18c475330c" } }] + [[packages]] name = "urllib3" version = "2.7.0" diff --git a/Doc/reference/index.rst b/Doc/reference/index.rst index a66673b17246d7..db280f908dd112 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/index.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/index.rst @@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ The Python Language Reference ################################# -This reference manual describes the syntax and "core semantics" of the +This reference manual describes the syntax and core semantics of the language. It is terse, but attempts to be exact and complete. The semantics of -non-essential built-in object types and of the built-in functions and modules -are described in :ref:`library-index`. For an informal introduction to the +built-in object types and of the built-in functions and modules +are described in :ref:`builtins-index` and :ref:`library-index`. +For an informal introduction to the language, see :ref:`tutorial-index`. For C or C++ programmers, two additional manuals exist: :ref:`extending-index` describes the high-level picture of how to write a Python extension module, and the :ref:`c-api-index` describes the diff --git a/Doc/requirements.txt b/Doc/requirements.txt index b9072b4af54222..2fa952aa291f1f 100644 --- a/Doc/requirements.txt +++ b/Doc/requirements.txt @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ blurb sphinx-linklint sphinx-notfound-page~=1.0.0 sphinxext-opengraph~=0.13.0 +sphinxext-rediraffe # The theme used by the documentation is stored separately, so we need # to install that as well. diff --git a/Doc/tools/check-html-ids.py b/Doc/tools/check-html-ids.py index 3ea0a99d1dd4f6..28147901f87505 100644 --- a/Doc/tools/check-html-ids.py +++ b/Doc/tools/check-html-ids.py @@ -19,12 +19,26 @@ ) +class Redirect(Exception): # noqa: N818 Exception should be named with an Error suffix + def __init__(self, redirect_to): + self.redirect_to = redirect_to + + class IDGatherer(html.parser.HTMLParser): def __init__(self, ids): super().__init__() self.__ids = ids def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs): + if tag == "meta": + # Redirects are done with a meta tag: + # + dattr = dict(attrs) + if dattr.get("http-equiv") == "refresh": + content = dattr.get("content", "") + if content.startswith("0; url="): + redirect_to = content[7:] + raise Redirect(redirect_to) for name, value in attrs: if name == 'id': if not IGNORED_ID_RE.fullmatch(value): @@ -40,6 +54,18 @@ def get_ids_from_file(path): return ids +def get_ids_including_redirects(path): + # Only try 6 redirects, to avoid accidental endless loops + for _ in range(6): + try: + return get_ids_from_file(path) + except Redirect as r: + path = (path.parent / r.redirect_to).resolve() + continue + else: + raise RuntimeError("Apparent infinite redirects") + + def gather_ids(htmldir, *, verbose_print): if not htmldir.joinpath('objects.inv').exists(): raise ValueError(f'{htmldir!r} is not a Sphinx HTML output directory') @@ -55,7 +81,9 @@ def gather_ids(htmldir, *, verbose_print): continue if 'whatsnew' in relative_path.parts: continue - tasks[relative_path] = pool.submit(get_ids_from_file, path=path) + tasks[relative_path] = pool.submit( + get_ids_including_redirects, path=path + ) ids_by_page = {} for relative_path, future in tasks.items(): diff --git a/Doc/tools/templates/indexcontent.html b/Doc/tools/templates/indexcontent.html index 4366da69d1b2d0..59a693c00003c4 100644 --- a/Doc/tools/templates/indexcontent.html +++ b/Doc/tools/templates/indexcontent.html @@ -56,16 +56,18 @@

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{% trans whatsnew_index=pathto("whatsnew/index") %}Or all "What's new" documents since Python 2.0{% endtrans %}
  • {% trans %}Tutorial{% endtrans %}
    {% trans %}Start here: a tour of Python's syntax and features{% endtrans %}
    • +
  • {% trans %}Built-ins reference{% endtrans %}
    + {% trans %}Built-in functions and classes{% endtrans %}
  • {% trans %}Library reference{% endtrans %}
    - {% trans %}Standard library and builtins{% endtrans %}
    • + {% trans %}Standard library modules{% endtrans %}
  • {% trans %}Language reference{% endtrans %}
    {% trans %}Syntax and language elements{% endtrans %}
  • {% trans %}Python setup and usage{% endtrans %}
    {% trans %}How to install, configure, and use Python{% endtrans %}
    • -
  • {% trans %}Python HOWTOs{% endtrans %}
    - {% trans %}In-depth topic manuals{% endtrans %}