[ python-Feature Requests-1572210 ] help(x) for keywords too

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Feature Requests item #1572210, was opened at 2006-10-06 15:06
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.6
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Jim Jewett (jimjjewett)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: help(x) for keywords too

Initial Comment:
At the interactive prompt, help(object) is very useful.

It would be nice if it also worked on keywords.

"""
>>> help(object)
Help on class object in module __builtin__:

class object
 |  The most base type
"""

vs 

"""
>>> help(with)
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
"""

At the moment, the workaround is to open the 
documentation, pick a document that doesn't seem quite 
right (language reference?), go to the index, and look 
for the keyword.


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>Comment By: Georg Brandl (gbrandl)
Date: 2006-10-06 15:59

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Doesn't help("if") work for you?

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