This prints modname.__doc__ / help(modname) / inspect.getdoc(modname) with IPython / Jupyter + ipykernel:
>>> modname? This prints something like inspect.getsource(modname) >>> modname?? https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/interactive/python-ipython-diff.html#accessing-help https://docs.python.org/3/library/inspect.html If an object defines a _repr_pretty_() method, IPython will call that instead of __repr__() https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config/integrating.html#rich-display On Thu, Apr 2, 2020, 4:30 PM Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer <arj.pyt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Kind Regards, > > Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer > compileralchemy.com <https://www.compileralchemy.com> | github > <https://github.com/Abdur-rahmaanJ/> > Mauritius > > > On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 9:52 PM Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> wrote: > >> >> That's what help() is for. The __repr__ is meant to help during >> development with some succinct representation of the object (hence why they >> typically have an identifier to help tell equal objects apart). Including >> docstrings and such is not a goal for the repr and would make it no longer >> succinct. >> > > This means we have a __repr__ option in packages (Without Steven's snippet > above)? > _______________________________________________ > Python-ideas mailing list -- python-ideas@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to python-ideas-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-ideas.python.org/ > Message archived at > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/EIS67LTCZOXC475DKN323NA4XVKMFCCB/ > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ >
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