Python documentation too difficult for beginners

[Paul Rudin]

Steven D'Aprano <steve at REMOVE-THIS-cybersource.com.au> writes:

> A fair point -- the built-in open comes up as hit #30, whereas searching 
> for open in the PHP page brings up fopen as hit #1. But the PHP search 
> also brings up many, many hits -- ten pages worth.
>

OTOH googling for "python open" gives you the correct (for 2.7) page as
hit #1 - although you then have to use your browser's "find" facilty to
actually get to the description of the function in question.