Message 150778 - Python tracker (original) (raw)

I agree. It should explain the three options: help(object): help on object or class of object, except help('name'): help on object/module named 'name' help(): run utility, which starts with utility help

help(help) prints unhelpful "Help on _Helper in module site object:

class _Helper(builtins.object) | Define the builtin 'help'. | This is a wrapper around pydoc.help (with a twist). |
| Methods defined here: ... " which says not at all how to use help().

I have the feeling that there is a related issue on the tracker, but searching for 'help', 'help()', or 'help(help)' all return 620 hits.