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Modernize AsyncZip class to use super() and context manager for file …
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Fix syntax in except clause example in errors.rst
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Normalize capitalization in standard library tutorial sections
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.. _tut-brieftourtwo:

**********************************************
Brief Tour of the Standard Library --- Part II
Brief tour of the standard library --- part II
**********************************************

This second tour covers more advanced modules that support professional
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.. _tut-output-formatting:

Output Formatting
Output formatting
=================

The :mod:`reprlib` module provides a version of :func:`repr` customized for
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.. _tut-binary-formats:

Working with Binary Data Record Layouts
Working with binary data record layouts
=======================================

The :mod:`struct` module provides :func:`~struct.pack` and
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class AsyncZip(threading.Thread):
def __init__(self, infile, outfile):
threading.Thread.__init__(self)
super().__init__()
self.infile = infile
self.outfile = outfile

def run(self):
f = zipfile.ZipFile(self.outfile, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
f.write(self.infile)
f.close()
with zipfile.ZipFile(self.outfile, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as f:
f.write(self.infile)
print('Finished background zip of:', self.infile)

background = AsyncZip('mydata.txt', 'myarchive.zip')
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.. _tut-weak-references:

Weak References
Weak references
===============

Python does automatic memory management (reference counting for most objects and
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.. _tut-list-tools:

Tools for Working with Lists
Tools for working with lists
============================

Many data structure needs can be met with the built-in list type. However,
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.. _tut-decimal-fp:

Decimal Floating-Point Arithmetic
Decimal floating-point arithmetic
=================================

The :mod:`decimal` module offers a :class:`~decimal.Decimal` datatype for
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