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	== Chapter&#XA0;1&#XA0;&#XA0;The way of the program ==		== Chapter&#XA0;1&#XA0;&#XA0;The way of the program ==

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1.7 Glossary

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	interpreter to display a value on the screen.		interpreter to display a value on the screen.

	~~</DD></DL>~~=== 1.8&#XA0;&#XA0;Exercises ===		=== 1.8&#XA0;&#XA0;Exercises ===

	<DIV CLASS="theorem">'''Exercise&#XA0;2'''&#XA0;&#XA0;''		<DIV CLASS="theorem">'''Exercise&#XA0;2'''&#XA0;&#XA0;''

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	are less redundant and more concise.</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description">'''literalness:'''</DT><DD CLASS="dd-description"> Natural languages are full of idiom and metaphor.		are less redundant and more concise.</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description">'''literalness:'''</DT><DD CLASS="dd-description"> Natural languages are full of idiom and metaphor.
	If I say, &#X201C;The penny dropped,&#X201D; there is probably no penny and		If I say, &#X201C;The penny dropped,&#X201D; there is probably no penny and
	nothing dropping<~~SUP~~>1</~~SUP~~>. Formal languages		nothing dropping<ref>This idiom means that someone realized something
			after a period of confusion.</ref>. Formal languages
	mean exactly what they say.</DD></DL>		mean exactly what they say.</DD></DL>
	People who grow up speaking a natural language&#X2014;everyone&#X2014;often have a		People who grow up speaking a natural language&#X2014;everyone&#X2014;often have a
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	<PRE CLASS="verbatim">print 'Hello, World!'		<PRE CLASS="verbatim">print 'Hello, World!'
	</PRE>		</PRE>
	This is an example of a '''print statement'''<~~SUP~~>2</~~SUP~~>, which		This is an example of a '''print statement'''<ref>In Python 3.0,
			<TT>print</TT> is a function, not a statement, so the syntax is <TT>print(&#X2019;Hello, World!&#X2019;)</TT>. We will get to functions soon!</ref>, which
	doesn&#X2019;t actually print anything on paper. It displays a value on the		doesn&#X2019;t actually print anything on paper. It displays a value on the
	screen. In this case, the result is the words		screen. In this case, the result is the words
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	There is evidence that people naturally respond to computers as if		There is evidence that people naturally respond to computers as if
	they were people<~~SUP~~>3</~~SUP~~>. When they work well, we think		they were people<ref>See Reeves and Nass, <I>The Media
			Equation: How People Treat Computers, Television, and New Media
			Like Real People and Places</I>.</ref>. When they work well, we think
	of them as teammates, and when they are obstinate or rude, we		of them as teammates, and when they are obstinate or rude, we
	respond to them the same way we respond to rude,		respond to them the same way we respond to rude,
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	(Hint: there are 1.61 kilometers in a mile).''		(Hint: there are 1.61 kilometers in a mile).''

	''		==References ==
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	~~</DIV><HR CLASS~~=~~"footnoterule"><DL CLASS~~=~~"thefootnotes"><DT CLASS~~=~~"dt-thefootnotes">~~		<references/>
	~~1</DT><DD CLASS~~=~~"dd-thefootnotes">This idiom means that someone realized something~~
	~~after a period of confusion.~~
	</~~DD><DT CLASS="dt-thefootnotes">2</DT><DD CLASS="dd-thefootnotes">In Python 3.0,~~
	~~<TT>print</TT> is a function, not a statement, so the syntax is <TT>print(&#X2019;Hello, World!&#X2019;)</TT>. We will get to functions soon!~~
	~~</DD><DT CLASS="dt-thefootnotes">3</DT><DD CLASS="dd-thefootnotes">See Reeves and Nass, <I>The Media~~
	~~Equation: How People Treat Computers, Television, and New Media~~
	~~Like Real People and Places</I>.~~
	~~</DD></DL>~~
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