On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:13:50 +0200, Stef Mientki wrote: > Hello, > > I've 2 questions about python help files:
Python help files or your program's help files? > 1. how can I launch the windows help file (CHM), from python with a > keyword as argument ? I'm not really sure, but isn't CHM obsoleted by Microsoft? > 2. now when my program should also run under Linux/Mac, how should I > call the help file under Linux/Mac. In Linux they usually use the 'man' commands to get help, but python's docstring viewer has a less-like pager (or was it less) in Linux, just call the built-in function help(someClass) (also works in Windows, although I believe there is no pager in windows). > Going to the website for the help information is not an option. > > thanks, > Stef -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list