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4. Document Classes 
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Two <SPAN CLASS="logo LaTeX">L<SUP><SMALL>A</SMALL></SUP>T<SMALL>E</SMALL>X</SPAN> document classes are defined specifically for use with
  the Python documentation.  The <tt>manual</tt> class is for large
  documents which are sectioned into chapters, and the <tt>howto</tt>  class is for smaller documents.

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The <tt>manual</tt> documents are larger and are used for most of the
  standard documents.  This document class is based on the standard
  <SPAN CLASS="logo LaTeX">L<SUP><SMALL>A</SMALL></SUP>T<SMALL>E</SMALL>X</SPAN> <tt>report</tt> class and is formatted very much like a long
  technical report.  The <i>Python Reference Manual</i> is a good
  example of a <tt>manual</tt> document, and the <i>Python Library
  Reference</i> is a large example.

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The <tt>howto</tt> documents are shorter, and don't have the large
  structure of the <tt>manual</tt> documents.  This class is based on
  the standard <SPAN CLASS="logo LaTeX">L<SUP><SMALL>A</SMALL></SUP>T<SMALL>E</SMALL>X</SPAN> <tt>article</tt> class and is formatted somewhat
  like the Linux Documentation Project's ``HOWTO'' series as done
  originally using the LinuxDoc software.  The original intent for the
  document class was that it serve a similar role as the LDP's HOWTO
  series, but the applicability of the class turns out to be somewhat
  more broad.  This class is used for ``how-to'' documents (this
  document is an example) and for shorter reference manuals for small,
  fairly cohesive module libraries.  Examples of the later use include
  the standard <i>Macintosh Library Modules</i> and <i>Using
  Kerberos from Python</i>, which contains reference material for an
  extension package.  These documents are roughly equivalent to a
  single chapter from a larger work.

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