[Python-Dev] Pre-PEP Idea

[Moshe Zadka]

On Sat, 15 Jul 2000, Paul Prescod wrote:

> Moshe Zadka wrote:
> > 
> > ...
> >
> > -- have all that wonderful stuff in help.py
> > -- have the startup code of the *interactive interpreter only* do
> > "from help import help" at the beginning.
> 
> Sorry, that's a part I should have explanied more. 
> 
> help is not a magical function/statement but an instance with a repr
> that does the right thing. And yes, it will probably only be loaded at
> the repl. Or it could be a 10-line instance that loads its content when
> it is actually used. That might allow
> 
> python -c "import help"
> 
> Here's a sample definition.
> 
> class helploader:
> 	def __repr__( self ):
> 		global help
> 		from helptext import help
> 		return repr( help )
> 	def __call__( self ):
> 		global help
> 		from helptext import help
> 		return repr( help )
> help=helploader()

BTW, that should probably be CCed to the doc-sig, because that information
has to come from somewhere.

doc-sig traffic kind of died after the initial IPC8-induced burst. Fred, 
any plans on seriously reviving doc-sig? 
--
Moshe Zadka <moshez@math.huji.ac.il>
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