\bifuncindex{floor}
\bifuncindex{ceil}
\indexii{numeric}{conversions}
-\stmodindex{math}
+\refbimodindex{math}
\indexii{\C{}}{language}
\item[(3)]
require a sequential parameter list).
Additional string operations are defined in standard module
-\code{string} and in built-in module \code{regex}.
-\index{string}
-\index{regex}
+\code{string} and in built-in module \code{re}.
+\refstmodindex{string}
+\refbimodindex{re}
\subsubsection{Mutable Sequence Types}
operations on types. The standard module \code{types} defines names
for all standard built-in types.
\bifuncindex{type}
-\stmodindex{types}
+\refstmodindex{types}
Types are written like this: \code{<type 'int'>}.
Return the integer ``file descriptor'' that is used by the underlying
implementation to request I/O operations from the operating system.
This can be useful for other, lower level interfaces that use file
-descriptors, e.g. module \code{fcntl} or \code{os.read} and friends.
+descriptors, e.g. module \code{fcntl} or \code{os.read()} and friends.
+\refbimodindex{fcntl}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{read}{\optional{size}}
\bifuncindex{floor}
\bifuncindex{ceil}
\indexii{numeric}{conversions}
-\stmodindex{math}
+\refbimodindex{math}
\indexii{\C{}}{language}
\item[(3)]
require a sequential parameter list).
Additional string operations are defined in standard module
-\code{string} and in built-in module \code{regex}.
-\index{string}
-\index{regex}
+\code{string} and in built-in module \code{re}.
+\refstmodindex{string}
+\refbimodindex{re}
\subsubsection{Mutable Sequence Types}
operations on types. The standard module \code{types} defines names
for all standard built-in types.
\bifuncindex{type}
-\stmodindex{types}
+\refstmodindex{types}
Types are written like this: \code{<type 'int'>}.
Return the integer ``file descriptor'' that is used by the underlying
implementation to request I/O operations from the operating system.
This can be useful for other, lower level interfaces that use file
-descriptors, e.g. module \code{fcntl} or \code{os.read} and friends.
+descriptors, e.g. module \code{fcntl} or \code{os.read()} and friends.
+\refbimodindex{fcntl}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{read}{\optional{size}}