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| Subject | Re: python docs search for 'print' |
| Date | Tue, 04 Sep 2012 22:43:25 +0100 |
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On 04/09/2012 19:38, William R. Wing (Bill Wing) wrote:
> On Sep 4, 2012, at 1:58 PM, David Hoese <dhoese@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A friend made me aware of this:
>> When a python beginner (2.x) quick searches for "print" on docs.python.org, the print function doesn't even come up in the top 20 results. The print statement isn't even listed as far as I can tell. Is there something that can be done about this to make it easier for beginners?
>>
>> I understand that this is a very basic search and "print" is a very common word and a very basic python statement, but it's pretty difficult for a beginner to learn when the first 5 results are about the disassembler and the next 5 are C functions.
>>
>> -Dave
>> --
>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>
> +100 (or some very large number). This is a general problem in searching the python library reference ("keep this under your pillow"). Try searching for list, iter, read, or write or any one of a whole bunch of things a newbie would logically be looking for. (Or even a not-quite-newbie who wanted to check some detail.)
>
> -Bill
>
>
I never have a problem with this because the compiled help file on
windows is awesome. It even works offline.
--
Cheers.
Mark Lawrence.
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Re: python docs search for 'print' Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-04 22:43 +0100
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