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Diffstat (limited to 'Lib/pydoc.py')
| -rwxr-xr-x | Lib/pydoc.py | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/pydoc.py b/Lib/pydoc.py index dfa1f8e..594e6c7 100755 --- a/Lib/pydoc.py +++ b/Lib/pydoc.py @@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ Run "pydoc -k <keyword>" to search for a keyword in the synopsis lines of all available modules. Run "pydoc -p <port>" to start an HTTP server on a given port on the -local machine to generate documentation web pages. +local machine to generate documentation web pages. Port number 0 can be +used to get an arbitrary unused port. For platforms without a command line, "pydoc -g" starts the HTTP server and also pops up a little window for controlling it. @@ -2098,7 +2099,6 @@ pydoc</strong> by Ka-Ping Yee <ping@lfw.org></font>''' def __init__(self, port, callback): host = 'localhost' self.address = (host, port) - self.url = 'http://%s:%d/' % (host, port) self.callback = callback self.base.__init__(self, self.address, self.handler) @@ -2111,6 +2111,7 @@ pydoc</strong> by Ka-Ping Yee <ping@lfw.org></font>''' def server_activate(self): self.base.server_activate(self) + self.url = 'http://%s:%d/' % (self.address[0], self.server_port) if self.callback: self.callback(self) DocServer.base = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer @@ -2384,7 +2385,8 @@ def cli(): Search for a keyword in the synopsis lines of all available modules. %s -p <port> - Start an HTTP server on the given port on the local machine. + Start an HTTP server on the given port on the local machine. Port + number 0 can be used to get an arbitrary unused port. %s -g Pop up a graphical interface for finding and serving documentation. |