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Re: I always forget how to access information about classes and methods - how to do it?

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On Mon, 9 Mar 2026 16:27:02 +0000, Chris Green wrote:

> I know one can access information about python3 classes and methods
> (e.g. list the methods in a class, show the parameters for a method,
> etc.) but I always forget how to do it.

The “help()” function?

<https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#help>

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I always forget how to access information about classes and methods - how to do it? Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2026-03-09 16:27 +0000
  Re: I always forget how to access information about classes and methods - how to do it? John Bokma <contact@johnbokma.com> - 2026-03-09 17:52 +0100
  Re: I always forget how to access information about classes and methods - how to do it? ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-03-09 19:21 +0000
  Re: I always forget how to access information about classes and methods - how to do it? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-09 20:25 +0000
    Re: I always forget how to access information about classes and methods - how to do it? Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2026-03-09 21:26 +0000
      Re: I always forget how to access information about classes and methods - how to do it? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-09 23:12 +0000

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