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| From | Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: Understanding "help" command description syntax - explanation needed |
| Date | 2014-11-05 16:34 -0500 |
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On 11/5/2014 7:31 AM, Ivan Evstegneev wrote: > You got my point exactly. ^_^ This is not about a "range" command > itself, but those conventions. The Language Manual 1. Introduction has a section on the grammar notation conventions. The Library Manual 1. Introduction does not. I would agree that it should. Someone could open an issue. Ivan, the help(ob) results sometimes assume that you have read the doc and only need a reminder about the function signature. I strongly recommend that you read most of the first 5 chapter of the Library manual, especially 2 and 4. -- Terry Jan Reedy
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Re: Understanding "help" command description syntax - explanation needed Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-11-05 16:34 -0500
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