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Routines
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+In this chapter routine docstrings are presented, grouped by functionality.
+Many docstrings contain example code, which demonstrates basic usage
+of the routine. The examples assume that NumPy is imported with::
+
+ >>> import numpy as np
+
+A convenient way to execute examples is the ``%doctest_mode`` mode of
+IPython, which allows for pasting of multi-line examples and preserves
+indentation.
+
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