OpenSource documentation problems

[Fredrik Lundh]

Bryan Olson wrote:

>  >>>>import pydoc
>  >>>>help is pydoc.help
>  >
>  > False
>
> Say Fredrik, if you're going to proclaim "False"

oh, I didn't proclaim anything.  Python 2.4 did.  let's see what
Python 2.2 has to say about this:

$ python2.2
Python 2.2.1 (#2, Jul 17 2002, 13:11:01)
[GCC 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1 2.96-98)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import pydoc
>>> help is pydoc.help
0

I do, however, find it a bit funny when someone reads

    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

as

    Type "help(help)" /.../

and then starts ranting about how "help(help)" isn't quite as helpful
as "help" (or "help()", for that matter -- which is what a plain "help"
tells you to use).

it's a little like the people who type "google" into the google search
field, and then complain that the "I feel lucky" button doesn't seem
to work.

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