Searchable python documentation

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Tom Huckstep wrote:
> 
> Is there any searchable python documentation, that performs
> a bit like man, so I could do
> 
> $ pyman compile
> 
> and it would show me the documentation for the builtin
> function compile?
> 
> If not I am thinking of writing a couple of programs to
> perform that task:  one to make an index of the HTML
> module documentation, and another to search through it and
> invoke a web browser when it finds what you want.
> 
> I don't want to duplicate anyone's work though.  Does this
> kind of thing exist already?  If it doesn't, does anyone
> have any thoughts or comments on my idea?

Have a look at Ping's pydoc which is in Python 2.1. 

He's also written a web-interface for it:

	http://web.pydoc.org/

-- 
Marc-Andre Lemburg
CEO eGenix.com Software GmbH
______________________________________________________________________
Consulting & Company:                           http://www.egenix.com/
Python Software:                        http://www.lemburg.com/python/