How to find documentation about methods etc. for iterators

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Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
> 
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> | Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
> | >
> | > <tinnews at isbd.co.uk> wrote in message
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> | > | I'm not sure if I have even phrased that right but anyway....
> | > |
> | > | How does one find (in the standard Python documentation) information
> | > | about things like the iteritems() method and the enumerate() 
> function.
> | >
> | > The Library Reference manual sections on builtin functions and dict
> | > methods.
> | >
> | > Or, help(enumerate) and help({}.iteritems)
> | >
> | .... but that doesn't address my problem really, how do I know that I
> | need to look for the words enumerate and/or iteritems?  This is what
> | my original question was about.
> 
> Do what Gabriel said: read chapters 2 and 3 of the Lib Manual.  You will 
> not necessarily remember everything, but you will have an idea of what 
> functionalities exist and know to go look again.  In a few months, read 
> them again.
> 
> As for the stdlib, at least scan through the table of contents so you have 
> a general idea of what there is.  The documentation of modules (as well as 
> of builtins) is much improved from 10 years ago, when the only doc for some 
> was the code.
> 
OK, thanks all for the replies.  I know I will get more familiar with
what's available as I use Python more.  I have the O'Reilly "Python in
a Nutshell" which I use for basic reference, with the helpful replies
in this thread I should be able to find my way.

-- 
Chris Green