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Re: Understanding "help" command description syntax - explanation needed

Started byTerry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
First post2014-11-05 16:34 -0500
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  Re: Understanding "help" command description syntax - explanation needed Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-11-05 16:34 -0500

#80293 — Re: Understanding "help" command description syntax - explanation needed

FromTerry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Date2014-11-05 16:34 -0500
SubjectRe: Understanding "help" command description syntax - explanation needed
Message-ID<mailman.15517.1415223265.18130.python-list@python.org>
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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