iPython help, Docstring [source file open failed]

[Przemyslaw Kaminski]

Kegan wrote:

> I use iPython installed from macport. When I am in the iPython shell,
> I do the following:
> 
> 
> In [8]: from datetime import timedelta
> 
> In [9]: timedelta??
> Type:           type
> Base Class:     <type 'type'>
> String Form:    <type 'datetime.timedelta'>
> Namespace:      Interactive
> File:           /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/
> Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/lib-dynload/datetime.so
> Docstring [source file open failed]:
>     Difference between two datetime values.
> 
> 
> Lets say I want more information about timedelta right at the shell
> (as oppose lookup at Python Doc). Can I somehow link the actual Python
> source code to iPython so that it can be accessed in that way?
> 
> I am using macport. Please help.

You may want to try:
import pydoc
b = pydoc.render_doc(timedelta)
print b

Study the pydoc.py lib file, should be of some help.

Regards,
P. Kaminski