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1\section{Built-in Constants}
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3A small number of constants live in the built-in namespace. They are:
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5\begin{datadesc}{False}
6 The false value of the \class{bool} type.
7 \versionadded{2.3}
8\end{datadesc}
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10\begin{datadesc}{True}
11 The true value of the \class{bool} type.
12 \versionadded{2.3}
13\end{datadesc}
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15\begin{datadesc}{None}
16 The sole value of \code{\refmodule{types}.NoneType}. \code{None} is
17 frequently used to represent the absence of a value, as when default
18 arguments are not passed to a function.
19\end{datadesc}
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21\begin{datadesc}{NotImplemented}
22 Special value which can be returned by the ``rich comparison''
23 special methods (\method{__eq__()}, \method{__lt__()}, and friends),
24 to indicate that the comparison is not implemented with respect to
25 the other type.
26\end{datadesc}
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28\begin{datadesc}{Ellipsis}
29 Special value used in conjunction with extended slicing syntax.
30 % XXX Someone who understands extended slicing should fill in here.
31\end{datadesc}
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