Re: How can I get/save Pandas DataFrame help content?

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Robert 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?
> 
> I have search on-line Pandas DataFrame web page. Surprisingly, it has much
> less content than help(DataFrame) command.
> 
> If there is no way to save the content to a file, do you know where I can
> get the full help DataFrame content on a web page?

On the commandline start a webserver with

python -m pydoc -p 8000

and then point your browser to

http://localhost:8000/pandas.core.frame.html#DataFrame

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How can I get/save Pandas DataFrame help content? Robert <rxjwg98@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 18:48 -0800
  Re: How can I get/save Pandas DataFrame help content? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-12-17 13:56 +1100
    Re: How can I get/save Pandas DataFrame help content? Robert <rxjwg98@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 19:20 -0800
      Re: How can I get/save Pandas DataFrame help content? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-12-17 14:30 +1100
  Re: How can I get/save Pandas DataFrame help content? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-12-17 15:09 +1100
    Re: How can I get/save Pandas DataFrame help content? Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> - 2015-12-17 15:15 +0000
  Re: How can I get/save Pandas DataFrame help content? Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2015-12-17 10:27 +0100

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