Re: [arch] Providing python docs

2006-02-03 Thread Rohan Dhruva
Well, here is a pkgbuild for anyone who wants the docs : http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?do_Details=1&ID=3374 I have named the package "python-docs" for want of a better name :) Rohan. -- Rohan Dhruva Registered Linux user : #371916 Please register yourself at http://counter.li.org/ if you

Re: [arch] Providing python docs

2006-02-03 Thread Jason Chu
On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:13:04 -0500 Andrew Conkling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/2/06, Jason Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 14:49:34 -0600 > > Aaron Griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On 2/2/06, Jason Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I will just make a poi

Re: [arch] Providing python docs

2006-02-03 Thread Andrew Conkling
On 2/2/06, Jason Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 14:49:34 -0600 > Aaron Griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 2/2/06, Jason Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I will just make a point that the html/online docs are much more > > > complete than what's included in the docs

Re: [arch] Providing python docs

2006-02-03 Thread James Rayner
I find the inbuilt help option is fine, and when I need more I just use the docs online, or extracted from a tarball available online. Maybe a seperate package, but i dont think there is a need to add them to the Arch package. iphitus On 2/3/06, Aaron Griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/2/

Re: [arch] Providing python docs

2006-02-02 Thread Aaron Griffin
On 2/2/06, Rohan Dhruva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Yes, Jason, the html documentation is much more detailed and comprehensive. > > Aaron, try help ( "if" ) ... Heres what i got, > >>> help ( "if" ) Umm, well, if you need docs down to that fine of a grain, I'd assume any normal documen

Re: [arch] Providing python docs

2006-02-02 Thread Rohan Dhruva
Hello,Yes, Jason, the html documentation is much more detailed and comprehensive. Aaron, try help ( "if" ) ... Heres what i got,>>> help ( "if" )Sorry, topic and keyword documentation is not available because the Python HTML documentation files could not be found.  If you have installed them,please

Re: [arch] Providing python docs

2006-02-02 Thread Jason Chu
On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 14:49:34 -0600 Aaron Griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/2/06, Jason Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I will just make a point that the html/online docs are much more > > complete than what's included in the docstrings. Use the re module > > as an example. > > > > >>> i

Re: [arch] Providing python docs

2006-02-02 Thread Aaron Griffin
On 2/2/06, Jason Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I will just make a point that the html/online docs are much more > complete than what's included in the docstrings. Use the re module as > an example. > > >>> import re > >>> help(re) > > only gives you the error class (and not the match class) and

Re: [arch] Providing python docs

2006-02-02 Thread Jason Chu
On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 10:05:23 -0600 Aaron Griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/2/06, Rohan Dhruva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I agree fully with arch's man-pages-are-enough policy. But i think > > there have to be some exceptions -- one bieng python. The python > > docs provi

Re: [arch] Providing python docs

2006-02-02 Thread Aaron Griffin
On 2/2/06, Rohan Dhruva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I agree fully with arch's man-pages-are-enough policy. But i think > there have to be some exceptions -- one bieng python. The python docs > provide the reference in html directory, which can be used from within > the help() function

[arch] Providing python docs

2006-02-02 Thread Rohan Dhruva
Hi all, I agree fully with arch's man-pages-are-enough policy. But i think there have to be some exceptions -- one bieng python. The python docs provide the reference in html directory, which can be used from within the help() function in the interpreter. IMHO, it is very useful and important to h