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  <section id="python-runtime-services">
<span id="python"></span><h1>Python Runtime Services<a class="headerlink" href="#python-runtime-services" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h1>
<p>The modules described in this chapter provide a wide range of services related
to the Python interpreter and its interaction with its environment.  Here’s an
overview:</p>
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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="sysconfig.html"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">sysconfig</span></code> — Provide access to Python’s configuration information</a><ul>
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