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| From | Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> |
| Subject | Re: interactive help on the base object |
| Date | Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:21:14 +0000 |
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On 17/01/2014 01:00, Terry Reedy wrote: > 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 > Thanks, I've altered my will accordingly :) -- My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask what you can do for our language. Mark Lawrence
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Re: interactive help on the base object Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-01-17 09:21 +0000
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