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Title: Problems with Python's help()
Type: Stage: resolved
Components: Versions:
process
Status: closed Resolution: duplicate
Dependencies: Superseder: A Better Help File
View: 22691
Assigned To: Nosy List: FCK
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2014-10-22 06:32 by FCK, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg229798 - (view) Author: James (FCK) Date: 2014-10-22 06:32
Hello,

    I really think that Microsoft’s last release of Quick Basic 4.5 really had the ultimate of all help files.  Here’s why, you could cut and copy the code to the program you were working on, and then alter it to your program.  It was one of the nicer things you could do with the help file.  Because, tearing down the working example, usually just means customizing it to your needs, or wants.

    You have several randomizing routines right?  How do you use these modules?  I have to say, looking at the help, should work for anyone that can’t leave it alone and learn to program if that’s what they want to do.  I was always a hunt an pick programmer.  I rather read through the help files and see what it can do, and then figure out what I want to do.  There’s no reason anyone couldn’t be self taught via reading the help file but, we should at least want it to work that way.

    It’s fun to be on a ship with men.

James.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:58:09adminsetgithub: 66882
2014-10-22 13:27:19r.david.murraysetstatus: open -> closed
superseder: A Better Help File
resolution: duplicate
stage: resolved
2014-10-22 06:32:44FCKcreate