On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 07:23:57 -0800, newsposter wrote: >>>> import pydoc >>>> import sys >>>> sys.version > '2.4.2 (#67, Sep 28 2005, 12:41:11) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)]' >>>> pydoc sys > SyntaxError: invalid syntax >>>> > > The documentation for pydoc says: > "Run "pydoc <name>" to show documentation on something." > > What am I missing? > > Thanks! > Chris
On a GNU/Linux distribution you can run in a shell the command 'pydoc -g'. This start a little interface that start a little webserver, so it open an webbrowser and go to a page where you easy find info about modules etc... -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list