[Tutor] RE: List of available modules

[Alan Gauld]

> > How long has Python had help()?
> 
> I think just about forever :). 

After 1.5 and before 2.3....

Browsing the old documentation I found this in 
the "whats new in 2.2" for 2.2.3, dated May 30, 2003

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 In the interpreter's interactive mode, there's a new 
built-in function help() that uses the pydoc module 
introduced in Python 2.1 to provide interactive help. 
help(object) displays any available help text about object. 
help() with no argument puts you in an online help utility, 
where you can enter the names of functions, classes, 
or modules to read their help text. 
(Contributed by Guido van Rossum, using Ka-Ping Yee's pydoc module.) 

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HTH,

Alan G
Author of the Learn to Program web tutor
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