[issue1489051] keyword and topic help broken in Pythonwin IDE

Georg Brandl added the comment: Very good :) -- resolution: -> fixed status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs

[issue1489051] keyword and topic help broken in Pythonwin IDE

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Something changed in the past year so that keyword and topic help work in 3.2rc2 at both the main prompt and help prompt. Thanks to whoever. If this is also fixed in 2.6.2 or even 2.6 in SVN, this can be closed. >>> help('while') The ``while`` statement... ...

[issue1489051] keyword and topic help broken in Pythonwin IDE

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: > Would adding a .bat file to run "hh -decompile" be acceptable? I don't quite understand the proposed solution: Would you merely add the batch file, or would you also run it automatically? If so, at what point? If you run it automatically, you also need to pr

[issue1489051] keyword and topic help broken in Pythonwin IDE

Daniel Diniz added the comment: Would adding a .bat file to run "hh -decompile" be acceptable? -- assignee: -> georg.brandl components: +Documentation, Installation -Windows nosy: +ajaksu2 stage: -> test needed type: -> behavior versions: +Python 2.6, Python 3.1

[issue1489051] keyword and topic help broken in Pythonwin IDE

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[issue1489051] keyword and topic help broken in Pythonwin IDE

Martin v. Löwis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: > Opinion: After 2 years, I think the priority of this issue should be > raised: help should 'just work' as installed, especially on Windows. > Until is does, the instructions need to be improved so that normal users > and Python beginners,

[issue1489051] keyword and topic help broken in Pythonwin IDE

Terry J. Reedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: Py3.0a5 installed in C;/Program Files/ Start/Python30/Python Manuals, using Python30.chm, works great. Thank you for that. In the interpreter (and IDLE) help(object) works fine. Ditto. But for topics and keywords, I got the same message a

[issue1489051] keyword and topic help broken in Pythonwin IDE

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: The reason this is not part of the Windows installer is twofold: a) nobody ever thought of making it so, ever since the htmlhelp was added, and b) no code was contributed to add such a procedure to the Windows installer. Contributions are welcome, although I wo

[issue1489051] keyword and topic help broken in Pythonwin IDE

Joseph Armbruster added the comment: Is there any reason this is not part of the windows installer? So, that if you select to install the full Documentation feature, this as a checkbox-type option to 'build html documentation'? Thoughts? -- nosy: +JosephArmbruster