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<h4>Internet Data Handling</h4>
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<p><tt class="monofont">formatter</tt></p>
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<p>Generic output formatting</p>
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<p><tt class="monofont">htmllib</tt></p>
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<p><tt class="monofont">mailbox</tt></p>
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<p><tt class="monofont">mhlib</tt></p>
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<p>Access to MH mailboxes</p>
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<P><TT class="monofont">mimify</tt></p>
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<p>Simple SGML parsing</p>
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<P><TT Class="monofont">xml</TT></P>
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<p>XML parsing package</p>
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<p><tt CLASs="monofont">xmllib</tt></p>
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<p>Simple XML parsing</p>
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<h4>Multimedia Services</h4>
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<p><tt CLASs="monofont">audioop</tt></p>
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<p>Manipulates raw audio data</p>
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<p>Reads and writes AIFF and AIFC files</p>
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<p>Reads and writes Sun AU files</p>
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<P><tt cLass="monofont">colorsys</tT></p>
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<p>Conversions between color systems</p>
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<p>Determines the type of an image</p>
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<h4>SGI Irix</h4>
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<p><tt class="monofont">al</tt></p>
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<P>Audio functions on SGI</p>
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<p><tt class="monofont">cd</tt></p>
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<P>CD-ROM access on SGI</P>
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<p>FORMS library</p>
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<P><TT class="monofont">flp</tt></p>
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<p>FORMS design loader</p>
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<p>Graphics library interface</p>
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<p>Support for SGI imglib files</p>
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<h4>Sun-Specific Services</h4>
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<p><tt CLASs="monofont">sunaudiodev</tt></p>
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<p>Access to Sun audio hardware</p>
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<h4>Miscellaneous</h4>
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<P><tt clAss="monofont">doctest</tT></P>
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<P>Testing support based on docstrings</P>
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<p><tt Class="monofont">unittest</Tt></p>
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<p>Unit testing framework</p>
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<P>Random number generation</P>
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<p>Playing sounds on Windows</P>
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<p>Efficient iteration over a file</p>
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