Re: Newbie needs help. Setting PYTHONDOCS to read HTML.

[Brett Hoerner]

That's because the Python docs come zipped up within a folder, for
example:

python_docs.tar.bz2 has a folder inside it called Python-Docs-2.4.2.

You need to have C:\Python24\Python-Docs-2.4.2\ as the value if thats
where that folder is, or wherever you unzipped it.  I, personally, just
took all the directories out of Python-Docs-2.4.2 and put them in
C:\Python24\Doc and then added C:\Python24\Doc as the value for
PYTHONDOCS.

Hope that made sense.

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Re: Newbie needs help. Setting PYTHONDOCS to read HTML.

[moondusterone]

Yes it did.  And it worked!  Thank you!


moondusterone


Brett Hoerner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message 
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 That's because the Python docs come zipped up within a folder, for
 example:

 python_docs.tar.bz2 has a folder inside it called Python-Docs-2.4.2.

 You need to have C:\Python24\Python-Docs-2.4.2\ as the value if thats
 where that folder is, or wherever you unzipped it.  I, personally, just
 took all the directories out of Python-Docs-2.4.2 and put them in
 C:\Python24\Doc and then added C:\Python24\Doc as the value for
 PYTHONDOCS.

 Hope that made sense.
 


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Newbie needs help. Setting PYTHONDOCS to read HTML.

[moondusterone]

I have installed Python 2.4.2 from Python.org. I type help() and I get 
basic help.  In help, I type keywords and I get an error saying, Sorry, 
topic and keyword documentation is not available because the Python HTML 
documentation  files could not be found. If you have installed them, please 
set the envirenment variable PYTHONDOCS to indicate their location.  I have 
downloaded them and they are in the same folder with Pythons other files. 
I'm using XP.  I can open the HTML file manually and it opens ok.  Can I use 
Python regardless?  Thanks! 


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Re: Newbie needs help. Setting PYTHONDOCS to read HTML.

[Ivan Shevanski]

You can still use it, but you can't use the help. I don't know but this has always been better than the help for me! =D-- -Ivan
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Re: Newbie needs help. Setting PYTHONDOCS to read HTML.

[Brett Hoerner]

You can use Python regardless of the docs... of course.  Not sure what
you mean there.

As far as setting an Environment Variable, though:

(1) Right-Click My Computer, go to Properties

(2) Go to the Advanced tab

(3) Click Environment Variables (bottom middle-ish)

(4) Under User Variables click New,

(5)
Variable name: PYTHONDOCS
Variable value: C:\Python24

Of course, the value needs to be the correct folder that you said you
dropped the HTML docs into.

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Re: Newbie needs help. Setting PYTHONDOCS to read HTML.

[moondusterone]

Brett, I did that and now when I enter keywords I get a list of words. 
And it says that I can enter any of the words to get more help.  I enter 
class and I get could not read docs from C:/Python24/ref/if.html.


Brett Hoerner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message 
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 You can use Python regardless of the docs... of course.  Not sure what
 you mean there.

 As far as setting an Environment Variable, though:

 (1) Right-Click My Computer, go to Properties

 (2) Go to the Advanced tab

 (3) Click Environment Variables (bottom middle-ish)

 (4) Under User Variables click New,

 (5)
 Variable name: PYTHONDOCS
 Variable value: C:\Python24

 Of course, the value needs to be the correct folder that you said you
 dropped the HTML docs into.
 


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