"Carsten Haese" schrieb > > new to Fedora7, typed python in interactive interpreter, then help(). > > Then modules to get a list of modules. Then module name to get info > > on a module but no help file. What is the help file name? > > Is there an environmental variable I have to set? > > There is no help file, and no environment variable. The help text is > stored directly inside each module and function that supplies a help > text. Observe: > > >>> def f(x): > ... "Calculate the square of x." > ... return x**x > ... > >>> help(f) > Help on function f in module __main__: > > f(x) > Calculate the square of x. > (END) > > Providing such a help text is optional, but all standard library modules > do provide help as far as I know. Consequently, the fact that you have a > module that doesn't provide a help text seems to indicate that it's not > a standard library module. What's the name of the module you're trying > to get help on? > > Hope this helps (no pun intended), > AFAIK you have to import the module first, before you can get help on that module.
HTH Martin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
