msoulier wrote: > > But, if Python would match Perl for docs available on the command-line, > then I'd have it all at my fingertips. I simply don't understand why > this is not being done. When I'm coding in C, I use the manpages on the > remote host so that I know the docs are correct for my target. Why > can't I do that in Python?
What about pydoc? % pydoc os [Clear screen] Help on module os: NAME os - OS routines for Mac, DOS, NT, or Posix depending on what system we're on. FILE /usr/lib/python2.4/os.py MODULE DOCS http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-os.html DESCRIPTION [...] > It's yet another thing that my Perl-using coworkers point out as a Python > weakness. In my experience, Perl-using coworkers tend to dredge up all sorts of "weaknesses", although many of them are no more than cheap shots: the name, whitespace, and so on. Sure, Python's documentation system could be better, but let's consider the tools we already have first. Paul -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list