Is Python growing?

[Gerhard Häring]

* scott <smarsh at hotmail.com> [2002-07-02 22:16 +0000]:
> Gerhard Häring wrote:
> [help builtin only available in Python 2.2 or later]
>
> You are mistaken Gerhard. 2.1.1 (Activestate on NT4) is demonstrated
> below:
> 
> bash-2.02$ python
> ActivePython 2.1.1, build 212 (ActiveState)
> Python 2.1.1 (#20, Jul 26 2001, 11:38:51) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
> Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> Alternative ReadLine 1.4 -- Copyright 2001, Chris Gonnerman

It's either ActiveState or your Alternative ReadLine that's installing
pydoc.help as a builtin. In the standard Python 2.1.x, it isn't there.

Gerhard
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