Message141494
If I want to get help on a method on a built-in class (e.g. list or str) I can use the help function in the interactive shell:
>>> help(str.split)
>>> help(list.append)
However, when I try to do the same with the command-line utility "pydoc" it does not work:
$ pydoc str.split
What does work with the pydoc command is that I use the following command and then search for the function in the resulting output:
$ pydoc str # after that, manually search for "split"
I've created a patch against Python 2.6's "pydoc.py" that tries to iteratively look up methods in builtins. This keeps the previous behavior as-is, but will give positive results in the cases listed above. |
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2011-08-01 12:22:36 | thp | set | recipients:
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2011-08-01 12:22:36 | thp | set | messageid: <1312201356.72.0.545473144997.issue12674@psf.upfronthosting.co.za> |
2011-08-01 12:22:36 | thp | link | issue12674 messages |
2011-08-01 12:22:35 | thp | create | |
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