e>,
        we don't need to specify the type because transmission of Python objects
        is polymorphic.
      </p>
<p>
        When experimenting with Boost.MPI in Python, don't forget that help is always
        available via <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">pydoc</span></code>: just
        pass the name of the module or module entity on the command line (e.g.,
        <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">pydoc</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span cl