"Phillip M. Feldman" <pfeld...@verizon.net> wrote: > It does seem as though IPython could be a bit more clever about this.
I disagree. I _like_ that IPython is only reporting on the current state of the interpreter and not trying to second guess what I meant. > If the user asks for documentation on xyz via "?xyz" and xyz is not > defined, then I'd like to see IPython check for a module named "xyz" and > if it exists, extract and display the docstring. How would you recommend IPython distinguish between which "xyz" you meant: the one in site-packages, the one in some package on the python path, or the one in the folder you're running IPython from? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
