[Python-checkins] r82964 - in python/branches/py3k: Doc/library/pdb.rst Lib/pdb.py
georg.brandl
python-checkins at python.org
Mon Jul 19 10:02:46 CEST 2010
Author: georg.brandl
Date: Mon Jul 19 10:02:46 2010
New Revision: 82964
Log:
pydoc.pager does not promise to use $PAGER.
Modified:
python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/pdb.rst
python/branches/py3k/Lib/pdb.py
Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/pdb.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/pdb.rst (original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/pdb.rst Mon Jul 19 10:02:46 2010
@@ -207,10 +207,9 @@
Without argument, print the list of available commands. With a *command* as
argument, print help about that command. ``help pdb`` displays the full
- documentation (the docstring of the :mod:`pdb` module); if the environment
- variable :envvar:`PAGER` is defined, the string is piped through that command
- instead. Since the *command* argument must be an identifier, ``help exec``
- must be entered to get help on the ``!`` command.
+ documentation (the docstring of the :mod:`pdb` module). Since the *command*
+ argument must be an identifier, ``help exec`` must be entered to get help on
+ the ``!`` command.
.. pdbcommand:: w(here)
Modified: python/branches/py3k/Lib/pdb.py
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Lib/pdb.py (original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Lib/pdb.py Mon Jul 19 10:02:46 2010
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@
print("""h(elp)
Without argument, print the list of available commands.
With a command name as argument, print help about that command
-"help pdb" pipes the full documentation file to the $PAGER
+"help pdb" shows the full pdb documentation
"help exec" gives help on the ! command""", file=self.stdout)
def help_where(self):
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