On Friday, December 25, 2015 at 4:14:56 PM UTC-8, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Sat, 26 Dec 2015 10:01 am, jeanbigbo...@gmail.com wrote: > > > As an occasional Python user, I'd like to be able to get for myself a > > high-level overview of a package's capabilities. > > Best way to do that is to read the package's documentation on the web.
I certainly do so. Some packages are very well documented, others less so. > > [...] > > Is there a way to determine if a method/function/correct term has items > > underneath it? > > > > If such a thing exists, I think I could write the code to descend through > > a package's functions/methods, make a list of nodes and edges, send it to > > networkx, and create a graph of a package's capabilities. > > Let's say you want to analyse package aardvark. [ Detailed description] > I think this more or less gives you the details you need to know to > programmatically analyse a package. This is very helpful, thank you for the time in laying out the path. I will try to implement what you've described. It will be a good way for me to sharpen my Python skills. --- JBB -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
