About these documents

These documents are generated fromreStructuredTextsources bySphinx,a document processor specifically written for the Python documentation.

Development of the documentation and its toolchain takes place on the docs@python.orgmailing list. We’re always looking for volunteers wanting to help with the docs, so feel free to send a mail there!

Many thanks go to:

• Fred L. Drake, Jr., the creator of the original Python documentation toolset and writer of much of the content;
• theDocutilsproject for creating reStructuredText and the Docutils suite;
• Fredrik Lundh for hisAlternative Python Referenceproject from which Sphinx got many good ideas.

SeeReporting Bugsfor information how to report bugs in this documentation, or Python itself.

Contributors to the Python Documentation

Many people have contributed to the Python language, the Python standard library, and the Python documentation. SeeMisc/ACKSin the Python source distribution for a partial list of contributors.

It is only with the input and contributions of the Python community that Python has such wonderful documentation – Thank You!