On 2008-09-10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (snip) ... > > So to refine the question: > how can I list all modules that might be importable on my system, > without actually importing them all ? > > (How about a "pydoc2" that's well thought out, doesn't crash ... > let me ask more knowledgable people, what's a good small help system > as model ? > )
I'm constantly finding myself wishing for this feature - something of the "apropos"/"whatis" of the linux shell (and debian's "apt-cache search" and "apt-cache show" which allow you to search and query before you install). (Matlab's "help" and "lookfor" commands cover this too.) Is there a reason this type of information hasn't been made available by default in the help system? I'm constantly using find, grep and Usenet to find out what python tools I can use. Anita -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
