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| From | Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: interactive help on the base object |
| Date | 2013-12-09 01:38 +0000 |
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| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
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On 09/12/2013 01:09, Mark Janssen wrote: >>>>> >>> help(object) >>>>> Help on class object in module builtins: >>>>> >>>>> class object >>>>> | The most base type >> >>>> '''The default top superclass for all Python classes. >>>> Its methods are inherited by all classes unless overriden. >>>> ''' >> >> """ The root class for all Python classes. Its methods are inherited by >> all classes unless overriden. """ > > *sits back*. > Why? If a newbie is encouraged, as everybody is, to use help at the interactive prompt, then surely them seeing "The most base type" when typing "help(object)" is of no use to them at all. -- 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> - 2013-12-08 23:48 +0000
Re: interactive help on the base object Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-12-09 00:45 +0000
Re: interactive help on the base object Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2013-12-08 17:09 -0800
Re: interactive help on the base object Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-09 01:38 +0000
Re: interactive help on the base object Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-09 01:43 +0000
Re: interactive help on the base object Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-09 02:31 +0000
Re: interactive help on the base object Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2013-12-08 18:41 -0800
Re: interactive help on the base object rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-08 18:58 -0800
Re: interactive help on the base object Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-09 04:16 +0000
Re: interactive help on the base object rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-08 20:46 -0800
Re: interactive help on the base object rurpy@yahoo.com - 2013-12-08 21:26 -0800
Re: interactive help on the base object rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-08 22:44 -0800
Re: interactive help on the base object Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-09 09:44 +0000
Re: interactive help on the base object Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-09 05:44 +0000
Re: interactive help on the base object Alan Bawden <alan@scooby-doo.csail.mit.edu> - 2013-12-09 02:31 -0500
Re: interactive help on the base object Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-09 18:39 +1100
Re: interactive help on the base object Alan Bawden <alan@scooby-doo.csail.mit.edu> - 2013-12-10 00:34 -0500
Re: interactive help on the base object Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-10 16:44 +1100
Re: interactive help on the base object Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-09 13:57 +1100
Re: interactive help on the base object Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-12-09 00:00 -0500
Re: interactive help on the base object Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-09 23:48 +0000
Re: interactive help on the base object Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-09 01:58 +0000
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