[issue16927] Separate built-in types from functions and group similar functions in functions.rst

[Terry J. Reedy]

Terry J. Reedy added the comment:

I would be happy enough to just add a second index section, with short annotations or commentaries about the categories -- nitika's patch with sentences added. I would put it after the current table, and not box the links. Short example:

The following functions convert an integer to a binary, octal, or hexadecimal string: :func:`bin`, :func:`oct`, :func:`hex`.

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