[Tutor] library:

[Joel Goldstick]

On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 4:29 AM, Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 10:00:24PM -0500, William Crowder wrote:
>
>>       I am reading posts and watching videos. I am following along
>>       with the shell, i am retaining the info. But WHAT is a library?
>

In python libraries are called modules I believe.  So you may see
either term, and unless someone here corrects me, they are the same.
>
> In English, a library is a collection of books, or magazines.
>
> A "software library" is a collection of programs or functions, instead
> of books. Sometimes it will be one file, with many functions. Sometimes
> it will be many files.
>
> In Python:
>
> import math
>
>
> will load the math library, so you can use functions like math.sin,
> math.sqrt, and others.
>
> Does this answer your question? If you need more help, please ask.
>
>
> --
> Steven
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