pydoc Command Examples

Display offline Python documentation. More information: https://docs.python.org/3/library/pydoc.html.

• Print documentation on a subject (Python keyword, topic, function, module, package, etc.):

pydoc {{subject}}

• Start an HTTP server on an arbitrary unused port and open a [b]rowser to see the documentation:

pydoc -b

• Display help:

pydoc