Searchable python documentation

[Andrei Kulakov]

On Thu, 09 Aug 2001 13:04:21 +0000, Tom Huckstep <tomhuckstep at bigfoot.spammenot.com> wrote:
> Is there any searchable python documentation, that performs
> a bit like man, so I could do
> 
> $ pyman compile
> 
> and it would show me the documentation for the builtin
> function compile?
> 
> If not I am thinking of writing a couple of programs to
> perform that task:  one to make an index of the HTML
> module documentation, and another to search through it and
> invoke a web browser when it finds what you want.
> 
> I don't want to duplicate anyone's work though.  Does this
> kind of thing exist already?  If it doesn't, does anyone
> have any thoughts or comments on my idea?
> 
> Tom
> 

I would certainly find something like that useful..


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