Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!newsfeed.freenet.ag!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.014 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.97; '*S*': 0.00; 'beginner': 0.05; 'python': 0.09; 'to:addr:comp.lang.python': 0.09; 'bug': 0.10; 'cc:addr :python-list': 0.10; 'contribute': 0.10; 'subject:python': 0.11; '*never*': 0.16; 'subject:search': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; 'statement': 0.23; 'this:': 0.23; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'common': 0.26; 'functions.': 0.27; "doesn't": 0.28; 'searches': 0.29; 'url:code': 0.29; 'this.': 0.29; 'basic': 0.30; 'function': 0.30; 'skip:- 10': 0.32; 'print': 0.32; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'project': 0.34; 'done': 0.34; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'next': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; 'received:209': 0.37; 'far': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'easier': 0.38; 'planning': 0.38; 'first': 0.61; 'url:p': 0.63; 'results': 0.65; 'friend': 0.81; 'received:209.85.213.184': 0.91; 'received:mail- yx0-f184.google.com': 0.91 Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 20:22:15 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=122.172.247.59; posting-account=uPFZNQoAAAAm9w7z13q1SjWNKNjztdcD References: User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-Google-Web-Client: true X-Google-IP: 122.172.247.59 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: python docs search for 'print' From: Ramchandra Apte To: comp.lang.python@googlegroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Message-ID: Lines: 30 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1346815338 news.xs4all.nl 6876 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:50765 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:28444 On Tuesday, 4 September 2012 23:29:26 UTC+5:30, David Hoese 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 I was actually planning to write a bug on this. ---------------- my project which you will *never* *never* contribute to http://code.google.com/p/py2c