Re: interactive help on the base object

From	Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Subject	Re: interactive help on the base object
Date	2014-01-16 20:00 -0500
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On 12/6/2013 8:35 PM, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 12/6/2013 12:03 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote:
>> Is it just me, or is this basically useless?
>>
>>  >>> help(object)
>> Help on class object in module builtins:
>>
>> class object
>>   |  The most base type
>
> Given that this can be interpreted as 'least desirable', it could
> definitely be improved.
>
>> Surely a few more words,
>
> How about something like.
>
> '''The default top superclass for all Python classes.
>
> Its methods are inherited by all classes unless overriden.
> '''
>
> When you have 1 or more concrete suggestions for the docstring, open a
> tracker issue.

At Mark's invitation, I have done so.
http://bugs.python.org/issue20285

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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