Hi All-- Steven Bethard wrote: > > Ivan Van Laningham wrote: > > I should be able to type "string methods" into the text box, > > push submit, and IT SHOULD HAND ME THE PAGE. Not "Results 1 - 20 of > > about 9,800 from www.python.org for string methods. (0.78 seconds)" > > Regardless, assuming the right link is the first one, do I understand > your complaint correctly as saying that you want Python to automatically > pick the first link for you? Do others agree with this complaint? I > imagine it wouldn't be that hard to add the equivalent of Google's "I'm > Feeling Lucky" button beside the submit button if that would really help. >
No. If I type "string methods" into the search box (OK, I will type the quotes), how many pages can there be? If there are two or more, give me the choice; if there is one, take me to it. Why are there 9,801 pages containing string, or method, or both, or neither? What's wrong with this picture? > http://docs.python.org/lib/string-methods.html > > In fact, I tried just "string" and couldn't find anything but the > current docs in the first 10 pages (and was too lazy to check anything > else). > > Could you tell me how to reproduce your results (of getting Python 2.1.3)? > http://www.python.org/doc/ Type string methods into the box; push submit. Result: "Results 1 - 20 of about 9,800 from www.python.org for string methods. (0.14 seconds)" I did not go to docs.python.org, I went to www.python.org and clicked on the doc link. There is a difference, clearly, but I maintain there should not be. If I click on "Documentation" on the main page, am I asking for "All possible old and new and broken and repaired and intermediate documentation pages"? No, I kind of thought I was asking for the latest documentation. I tried string methods at docs.python.org, and got "Results 1 - 20 of about 455 from docs.python.org for string methods. (0.11 seconds)"; "string methods" retrieved "Results 1 - 10 of about 30 from docs.python.org for "string methods". (0.13 seconds)". Why the difference? Metta, <i-have-not-yet-begun-to-rant>-ly y'rs, Ivan "Sorry I am out of room for smiley faces" ---------------------------------------------- Ivan Van Laningham God N Locomotive Works http://www.pauahtun.org/ http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/proceedings.html Army Signal Corps: Cu Chi, Class of '70 Author: Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
