[ANN] Python 3 Symbol Glossary

[Terry Reedy]

Over the years, people have complained about the difficulty of finding 
the meaning of symbols used in Python syntax.  So ... I wrote a
Python 3 Symbol Glossary

http://code.google.com/p/xploro/downloads/list
There are .txt and .odt versions.  The first is usable, the second is 
nicer if you have an OpenDocFormat viewer or editor such as OpenOffice. 
There is no .html because conversion mangles the format by deleting tabs .

 From the Introduction:

The ascii character set includes non-printable control characters 
(designated below with a '^' or '\' prefix), letters and digits, and 
other printable symbols. A few of the control characters and most of the 
symbols are used in Python code as operators, delimiters, or other 
syntactic units. Some symbols are used alone, some in multi-symbol 
units, and some in both. There are separate entries for each syntactic 
unit and for each different use of a unit. In total, there are nearly 
100 entries for over 50 symbols and combinations. Entries are in ascii 
collating (sorting) order except that ?= entries (where ? is a symbol) 
follow the one for  ? (if there is one) and the general 'op=' entry 
follows the one for =.  The two lines after the entry for '\r\' are 
entries for the invisible blank space ' '.

Most entries start with P, I, or S to indicate the syntactic unit's use 
as a prefix, infix, or suffix. (These terms are here not limited to 
operators.)  If so, a template follows, with italicized words indicating 
the type of code to be substituted in their place.  Entries also have 
additional explanations.  Some syntactic units are split into two 
subunits that enclose code. Entries for these are the same except that 
two initials are used, PS or IS, depending on whether the first subunit 
is a prefix or infix relative to the entire syntactic construct.

If I missed anything or made any errors, let me know.

Terry Jan Reedy