New submission from Matthias v/d Meent: The Windows Embedded release (at least the x86_64 version) does not include the usual helper functions (exit, help, ...) when run interactively (~ python.exe). This is not documented at the docs of Windows Embedded release, which might mean that this is a bug. Documentation on Embedded release here (https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html#embedded-distribution) missing in interactive mode of embedded release: (output of diff): ['copyright', 'credits', 'exit', 'help', 'license', 'quit'] Notice that 'help', a builtin function according to the docs [0], is missing in the Embedded release. Even when embedded, a builtin should be available IMO. [0] https://docs.python.org/3.6/library/functions.html This comparison was only between running the python executable in the [zip] and python installed from this [installer]. It is very well possible this is a long-standing issue since 3.5 (the first Embedded release), and this may occur on other architectures as well. [zip] https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.0/python-3.6.0rc1-embed-amd64.zip [installer] https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.0/python-3.6.0rc1-amd64.exe ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation, Windows messages: 282693 nosy: Matthias v/d Meent, docs@python, paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Embedded Release interactive mode documentation type: enhancement versions: Python 3.6 _______________________________________ Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue28901> _______________________________________