Python Documentation (should be better?)

[Skip Montanaro]

    bruno> I fail to see why would it would be better to have to open a
    bruno> browser, go to python.org, go to the doc, find the right link etc
    bruno> instead of just typing dir(xxx) and/or help(xxx).

Actually, you frequently don't even have to enter the Python interpreter.
Executing "pydoc -p 8080" will start up a web server at
http://localhost:8080/ that will allow you to browse the builtin docs
(module/package/class/function docstrings).  Since 2.4, the doc display for
most core modules and packages should also contain a link to the standard
doc.

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