How to use pydoc?

[Kent Johnson]

newsposter at cox.net wrote:
> Thanks for replying Peter, but none of your suggestions are working.
> 
> S:\projects\C2PC\src>python -m
> Unknown option: -m
> usage: python [option] ... [-c cmd | file | -] [arg] ...

The -m option was added in Python 2.4, you must have an older version (though your OP 
shows 2.4.2...). Try
python c:\python23\Lib\pydoc.py sys

or whatever the correct path is to python on your system.
> 
> I should also be able to run 'pydoc -g' to start a webserver.

python c:\python23\Lib\pydoc.py -g

or Start / Programs / Python 2.x / Module docs

Kent

> I guess I will have to write the author of pydoc for an answer.
> 
> Chris
>