Commit 1a5f3ec9 authored by Chris Jerdonek's avatar Chris Jerdonek

Merge from 3.3: link to mapping glossary entry in docs.

parents 4bf474a8 1c8bb9f4
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.. data:: environ .. data:: environ
A mapping object representing the string environment. For example, A :term:`mapping` object representing the string environment. For example,
``environ['HOME']`` is the pathname of your home directory (on some platforms), ``environ['HOME']`` is the pathname of your home directory (on some platforms),
and is equivalent to ``getenv("HOME")`` in C. and is equivalent to ``getenv("HOME")`` in C.
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.. data:: environb .. data:: environb
Bytes version of :data:`environ`: a mapping object representing the Bytes version of :data:`environ`: a :term:`mapping` object representing the
environment as byte strings. :data:`environ` and :data:`environb` are environment as byte strings. :data:`environ` and :data:`environb` are
synchronized (modify :data:`environb` updates :data:`environ`, and vice synchronized (modify :data:`environb` updates :data:`environ`, and vice
versa). versa).
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statement: del statement: del
builtin: len builtin: len
A :dfn:`mapping` object maps :term:`hashable` values to arbitrary objects. A :term:`mapping` object maps :term:`hashable` values to arbitrary objects.
Mappings are mutable objects. There is currently only one standard mapping Mappings are mutable objects. There is currently only one standard mapping
type, the :dfn:`dictionary`. (For other containers see the built-in type, the :dfn:`dictionary`. (For other containers see the built-in
:class:`list`, :class:`set`, and :class:`tuple` classes, and the :class:`list`, :class:`set`, and :class:`tuple` classes, and the
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