For me on bionic, that command tries to launch gourmet, a totally unrelated application.
$ pydoc -k "hello" boto.pyami.helloworld usage: gourmet [-h] [--version] [--database-url DB_URL] [--plugin-directory HTML_PLUGIN_DIR] [--use-threads] [--disable-threads] [--gourmet-directory GOURMETDIR] [--debug-threading-interval THREAD_DEBUG_INTERVAL] [--debug-threading] [--debug-file DEBUG_FILE] [--showtimes] [--disable-psyco] [-q | -v] gourmet: error: unrecognized arguments: -k hello ** Changed in: python2.7 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to python2.7 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/809302 Title: pydoc -k launches kwallet Status in python2.7 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: steps to reproduce 1) run pydoc -k "hello" It seems to begin to operate correctly, but always includes the following details, and opens kwallet (?) [... Package names - descriptions...] Usage: pydoc2.7 [options] A simple dialog based tool for basic configuration of Speech Dispatcher and problem diagnostics. pydoc2.7: error: no such option: -k """ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/+bug/809302/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp