Re: Help System For Python Applications

2006-05-17 Thread bruno at modulix
BartlebyScrivener wrote: At the commandline, run: pydoc -g In the interpreter: help(modulename) or help () for interactive. This is developper doc. I think the OP's talking about end-user doc. -- bruno desthuilliers python -c print '@'.join(['.'.join([w[::-1] for w in

Help System For Python Applications

2006-05-16 Thread redefined . horizons
I did some searching for this topic, but couldn't find anything. A search of this list only turned up an old post from 2002. I'd like to add a comprehesive help system to my Python Application. By comprehensive I mean regular read-like-a-book help and context sensitive help that can be launched

Re: Help System For Python Applications

2006-05-16 Thread johnzenger
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On a related note, is there a way to fire up Adobe's Acorbat Reader or and Web Browser from Python and have the external application open a specified PDF or HTML file? (For example, I want to open the file myhelp.pdf in reader from Python code.) The webbrowser module

Re: Help System For Python Applications

2006-05-16 Thread Harold Fellermann
I usually go for the webbrowser package that allows me to launch the systems webbrowser and opens my html help files. It is really simple: import webbrowser webbrowser.open(file:///path_to/help.html#topic) and thats all there is to do. - harold - --

Re: Help System For Python Applications

2006-05-16 Thread bruno at modulix
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did some searching for this topic, but couldn't find anything. A search of this list only turned up an old post from 2002. I'd like to add a comprehesive help system to my Python Application. By comprehensive I mean regular read-like-a-book help and context

Re: Help System For Python Applications

2006-05-16 Thread redefined . horizons
Thanks for the responses. I'll check out the web browser module, and I'll make sure that I release any work ona help system to the community. Scott Huey bruno at modulix wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did some searching for this topic, but couldn't find anything. A search of this list

Re: Help System For Python Applications

2006-05-16 Thread Paul Boddie
bruno at modulix wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On a related note, is there a way to fire up Adobe's Acorbat Reader or and Web Browser from Python and have the external application open a specified PDF or HTML file? (For example, I want to open the file myhelp.pdf in reader from Python

Re: Help System For Python Applications

2006-05-16 Thread redefined . horizons
Thanks for the link Paul. It looks like you've done some good work on that module. I'll check it out. Scott Paul Boddie wrote: bruno at modulix wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On a related note, is there a way to fire up Adobe's Acorbat Reader or and Web Browser from Python and have

Re: Help System For Python Applications

2006-05-16 Thread BartlebyScrivener
At the commandline, run: pydoc -g In the interpreter: help(modulename) or help () for interactive. Are you on Windows? Using ActivePython? Or the Python.org download? rd -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list