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      after any I/O has been performed, and there's no reliable way to
      determine whether this is the case.}
  
!   The \function{file()} constructor is new in Python 2.2.  The previous
!   spelling, \function{open()}, is retained for compatibility, and is an
!   alias for \function{file()}.
  \end{funcdesc}
  
  \begin{funcdesc}{filter}{function, list}
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      after any I/O has been performed, and there's no reliable way to
      determine whether this is the case.}
  
!   The \class{file} class is new in Python 2.2.  It represents the type 
!   (class) of objects returned by the built-in \function{open()} function.
!   Its constructor is currently an alias for \function{open()}, but for 
!   future and backwards compatibility, \function{open()} remains preferred.
  \end{funcdesc}
  
  \begin{funcdesc}{filter}{function, list}
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  \end{funcdesc}
  
  \begin{funcdesc}{open}{filename\optional{, mode\optional{, bufsize}}}
!   An alias for the \function{file()} function above.
  \end{funcdesc}
  
  \begin{funcdesc}{ord}{c}
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  \end{funcdesc}
  
  \begin{funcdesc}{open}{filename\optional{, mode\optional{, bufsize}}}
!   Open a file and return a new file object. For a description, see the 
!   \function{file()} constructor above.
  \end{funcdesc}
  
  \begin{funcdesc}{ord}{c}
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  \section{Non-essential Built-in Functions \label{non-essential-built-in-funcs}}
  
  There are several built-in functions that are no longer essential to learn,