\section{Built-in Constants}

A small number of constants live in the built-in namespace.  They are:

\begin{datadesc}{False}
 The false value of the \class{bool} type.
 \versionadded{2.3}
\end{datadesc}

\begin{datadesc}{True}
 The true value of the \class{bool} type.
 \versionadded{2.3}
\end{datadesc}

\begin{datadesc}{None}
 The sole value of \code{\refmodule{types}.NoneType}.  \code{None} is
 frequently used to represent the absence of a value, as when default
 arguments are not passed to a function.
\end{datadesc}

\begin{datadesc}{NotImplemented}
 Special value which can be returned by the ``rich comparison''
 special methods (\method{__eq__()}, \method{__lt__()}, and friends),
 to indicate that the comparison is not implemented with respect to
 the other type.
\end{datadesc}

\begin{datadesc}{Ellipsis}
 Special value used in conjunction with extended slicing syntax.
 % XXX Someone who understands extended slicing should fill in here.
\end{datadesc}