Python reference

[Eric @ Zomething]

Benedict wrote:

> There's no excuse for not having a decent search function.
> period.
> That's what i hate about the Java docs too. No search capability.
> Php doc rocks because of that (at least for me :) )


Before "search" people were required to understand and structure their thoughts in some authority's hierarchical structure.  While hierarchy and structure are of great value, being able to slice through it with a powerful search function is empowering.

Programmers are required to absorb, work in, and develop structure, so maybe the absence of search is not found too stinging, but being able to rely on it is as freeing as being able to create your own objects (in my opinion).

We should expect search to become the dominant information retrieval method in the future.  Oh.  It already is.  So much for my soothsaying!

Python documentation is pretty good, I think; but it would save me time if I could efficiently search it all.


Eric
Of course
I could be wrong

Some of the Python books are head and shoulders above the norm.  Hint, try O'Reilly: [http://tinyurl.com/3ylqo]