[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Lib site.py,1.26,1.27

[Guido van Rossum]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Lib
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv12111/Lib

Modified Files:
	site.py 
Log Message:
Add new built-in 'help' which invokes pydoc.help (with a twist).


Index: site.py
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Lib/site.py,v
retrieving revision 1.26
retrieving revision 1.27
diff -C2 -r1.26 -r1.27
*** site.py	2001/03/23 17:53:49	1.26
--- site.py	2001/06/12 16:48:52	1.27
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*** 237,240 ****
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+ # Define new built-in 'help'.
+ # This is a wrapper around pydoc.help (with a twist).
+ 
+ class _Helper:
+     def __repr__(self):
+         return "Type help() for interactive help, " \
+                "or help(object) for help about object."
+     def __call__(self, *args, **kwds):
+         import pydoc
+         return pydoc.help(*args, **kwds)
+ 
+ __builtin__.help = _Helper()
+ 
+ 
  # Set the string encoding used by the Unicode implementation.  The
  # default is 'ascii', but if you're willing to experiment, you can