2008/8/22 Lie Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> You should also be aware of python's introspection abilities. If you
> have an object, you could do help(object), dir(object) to get the help
> file and a dictionary containing the members of the object (if run from
> a script, you might need to add print statement, e.g. print
> dir(object) ).
If I know their names :(
> In the case of "finding" str.startswith (i.e. a class' members), you
> could do this from the interactive prompt:
>
>>>> help(str)
> this will print the documentation of str module (and the documentation
> for all its children too)
Good stuff in there, I will spend some time familiarizing myself with
those functions.
> also, typing:
>>>> help()
> will open _interactive_ help with a prompt
This is great! I had to install some docs as Ubuntu does not install
them by default, but that is no problem.
>>>> help('modules')
> would list all available modules
>
>>>> help('keywords')
> would list all of python's reserved words
>
>>>> help('topics')
> would list some other topics you could pass to help()
I will go through them. Thanks.
> The "online"[1] help is a very powerful tool, use it often. help() and
> dir() can also be used from a script, although you might need to add
> print statement.
>
> [1] online refers to the fact that help() is generated from docstrings
> on-the-fly, it is not related Internet at all. PS: There is also the
> Internet version of the documentation
Thanks.
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