Whining about "struct"

[Brendan Simon (eTRIX)]

 On 14/10/10 5:17 PM, python-list-request at python.org wrote:
> Subject:
> Whining about "struct"
> From:
> Tim Roberts <timr at probo.com>
> Date:
> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:30:38 -0700
>
> To:
> python-list at python.org
>
>
> I have a bad memory.  I admit it.  Because of that, the Python "help"
> system is invaluable to me.  Up through Python 2.5, I could get a quick
> reference to the format specifiers for the struct module via
>   import struct; help(struct)
>
> I used that a LOT.
>
> But in Python 2.6, the struct module moved from Python code to C code, and
> that helpful help string was removed.
>
> Is that still gone in Python 3.1?  What are the chances of reinstating that
> helpful chart?

It works ok for me on Mac OS X for both Python 2.6.5 (python.org) and
Python 2.6.1 (Apple) installations.

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