Re: windows help files ?

[Lie Ryan]

On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:13:50 +0200, Stef Mientki wrote:

Hello,

I've 2 questions about python help files:

Python help files or your program's help files?

1. how can I launch the windows help file (CHM), from python with a
keyword as argument ?

I'm not really sure, but isn't CHM obsoleted by Microsoft?

2. now when my program should also run under Linux/Mac, how should I
call the help file under Linux/Mac.

In Linux they usually use the 'man' commands to get help, but python's
docstring viewer has a less-like pager (or was it less) in Linux, just
call the built-in function help(someClass) (also works in Windows,
although I believe there is no pager in windows).

Going to the website for the help information is not an option.

thanks,
Stef

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

In message <ma**************************************@python.o rg>, Lie Ryan
wrote:

...python's docstring viewer has a less-like pager (or was it less) in
Linux ...

It invokes whatever you define in $PAGER.