help

Full name
help
Library
Built-in
Syntax

help([objet])

Description

The help function invokes Python's built-in help system. If no argument is passed, the function returns a welcome message explaining the use of the function and inviting us to enter the search text. If the argument is a text string, that string is searched for as the name of a module, function, class, method, keyword, or topic in the documentation, and available help is displayed.

Parameters
  • object: (optional) text string to search for in the help system.
Examples

If no argument is added, the function returns a welcome message showing a field in which to write the text to search:

Help function. Example of use

After entering in the field the text to be searched, the available help is displayed, showing the same field again inviting us to continue entering a text to be searched:

Help function. Example of use

 

If the function is invoked directly by specifying a text string as an argument, the available help is displayed:

Help function. Example of use

 

Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/19/2019 - 20:56