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  • bobueland@yahoo.com
    #1

    problems with documentation

    I'm using standard widows xp installation of Python 2.4.2. I tried to
    find some help for print and entered
    [color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
    >>> help()[/color][/color][/color]

    and then chose

    help> print

    Sorry, topic and keyword documentation is not available because the
    Python
    HTML documentation files could not be found. If you have installed
    them,
    please set the environment variable PYTHONDOCS to indicate their
    location.

    help>

    I did set the environment variable PYTHONDOCS to C:\Python24\Doc (in
    that folder I have Python24.chm) but got the same error. I then
    downloaded html files and put them in PYTHONDOCS to C:\Python24\Doc
    folder and then changed PYTHONDOCS to
    C:\Python24\Doc \Python-Docs-2.4.2\doc but to no avail. What should I do
    to get this to work?

    Any ideas?

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    • dylan.moreland@gmail.com
      #2
      Re: problems with documentation

      Set PYTHONDOCS to "C:\Python24\Do c\Python-Docs-2.4.2", and that should
      work.

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        • bobueland@yahoo.com
          #3
          Re: problems with documentation

          Thanks, that works :)

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            • BartlebyScrivener
              #4
              Re: problems with documentation

              Still doesn't work for me. I've tried everything. I think it's because
              PythonWin keeps trying to read the ActiveState .chm file, even if you
              download the html files and set the PYTHONDOCS variable.

              Oh well.

              rpd

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                • BartlebyScrivener
                  #5
                  Re: problems with documentation

                  Specifically it's the TOPICS that I can't seem to get to work. The
                  keywords and modules etc do work. But if I type, e.g.,
                  help("functions ") it says, "No documentation found" If I type
                  help("os") I get help on the os module.

                  rpd

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                    • Ron Rogers Jr.
                      #6
                      Re: problems with documentation

                      BartlebyScriven er wrote:[color=blue]
                      > Specifically it's the TOPICS that I can't seem to get to work. The
                      > keywords and modules etc do work. But if I type, e.g.,
                      > help("functions ") it says, "No documentation found" If I type
                      > help("os") I get help on the os module.
                      >
                      > rpd
                      >[/color]

                      The TOPICS seem to be case sensitve so

                      help> assertion

                      would not work, but

                      help> ASSERTION

                      will.


                      Just figured this out myself, yesterday.


                      CronoCloud (Ron Rogers Jr.)

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