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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1993-10-22 13:56:35 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1993-10-22 13:56:35 (GMT)
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* profile.py, pdb.py: added help() function
* builtin.py: b/w compat for builtin -> __builtin__ name change * string.py: added atof() and atol() and corresponding exceptions * test_types.py: added test for list sort with user comparison function
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diff --git a/Lib/profile.py b/Lib/profile.py
index 000e79a..19b0476 100755
--- a/Lib/profile.py
+++ b/Lib/profile.py
@@ -377,3 +377,15 @@ def debug():
# test command
def test():
run('import x; x.main()')
+
+# print help
+def help():
+ for dirname in sys.path:
+ fullname = os.path.join(dirname, 'profile.doc')
+ if os.path.exists(fullname):
+ sts = os.system('${PAGER-more} '+fullname)
+ if sts: print '*** Pager exit status:', sts
+ break
+ else:
+ print 'Sorry, can\'t find the help file "profile.doc"',
+ print 'along the Python search path'