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Subject: Re: How can I get/save Pandas DataFrame help content?
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On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 1:48 PM, Robert <rxjwg98@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When I use Enthought/Canopy, help(DataFrame) has so much content that it
> exceeds the display buffer, i.e. its head is cut off as I go up to see it.
> I would like to know whether there is a way similar to Linux redirection to
> save the help DataFrame content to a file?

If you use command-line Python (by just running 'python' or 'python3'
in your shell), you should be able to use help() with a More pager.

ChrisA