On 05/07/2014 18:31, Deb Wyatt wrote:
I am betting that a big reason newbies don't go straight to documentation for
answers is because of the useless quick search. You should be able to type
'dictionary' and get links to the dictionary info. You get a bunch of links
that are meaningless to someone who wants to learn about how to use
dictionaries. It frustrates me to death when I want to look up a detail about
how a particular function works and I can't find it because quick search
doesn't provide the link to the BASIC information.
Another example of what I am talking about, I just did a search of max(), a
BUILT-IN function. This is what quick search gives me:
Your search did not match any documents. Please make sure that all words are
spelled correctly and that you've selected enough categories.
What is up with that???
I realize that this list doesn't have control over python.org, but there are
enough of you who are experts about all this stuff that maybe some changes can
be made. If I ever learn enough, I hope to be part of the solution myself. A
working search engine would be most helpful.
Yes, I use Google all that time. But quick search should be useful. Thanks in
advance for any insights and help.
Deb in WA, USA
It's known to be useless so don't bother, use a google site specific
search instead.
Aside, your paragraphs are on one line, hope you're not using the
dreaded google groups? :)
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