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NAME

       pydoc2.6 - the Python documentation tool

SYNOPSIS

       pydoc2.6 name

       pydoc2.6 -k keyword

       pydoc2.6 -p port

       pydoc2.6 -g

       pydoc2.6 -w module [...]

DESCRIPTION

       pydoc2.6  name  Show  text documentation on something.  name may be the
       name of a Python keyword, topic, function, module,  or  package,  or  a
       dotted  reference to a class or function within a module or module in a
       package.  If name contains a '/', it is used as the path  to  a  Python
       source file to document. If name is 'keywords', 'topics', or 'modules',
       a listing of these things is displayed.

       pydoc2.6 -k keyword Search for a keyword in the synopsis lines  of  all
       available modules.

       pydoc2.6  -p  port  Start an HTTP server on the given port on the local
       machine.

       pydoc2.6 -g Pop up  a  graphical  interface  for  finding  and  serving
       documentation.

       pydoc2.6  -w  name [...]  Write out the HTML documentation for a module
       to a file in the current directory.  If name  contains  a  '/',  it  is
       treated  as  a  filename;  if  it  names  a directory, documentation is
       written for all the contents.

AUTHOR

       Moshe Zadka, based on "pydoc --help"

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