enhancement: html output of help() and dir()

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Pls allow directing the output produced by help() or dir() calls (made in 
interpreter window) as html to another window.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by hey...@yahoo.com on 13 Dec 2007 at 12:54

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Original comment by pyscripter on 20 Dec 2007 at 12:38

• Added labels: Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Type-Defect

[GoogleCodeExporter]

I am not sure what you mean by "as html", since help() and dir() do not produce 
html output.

And I am not sure about the benefit of clattering the UI by having yet another 
window to show the output of help() and dir().

There are many ways to get help about python objects in PyScripter.
- Context sensitive help.  
  Place the cursor on a python identifier and press F1. This shows you information about the selected identifier in the Python help file. This works in both the editor and the interactive intepreter.
- Code hints
Hover the cursor on an identifier in the editor and you see some basic help 
about where this identifier is defined.
- Instead of doing dir() to find out the members you can invoke code completion 
e.g. instead of dir(re) you can just type re. and see the list.
- Paremeter completion (Shift+Ctrl+space) allows you to see the expected 
arguments of a function
etc.

Original comment by pyscripter on 8 Dec 2010 at 10:54

• Changed state: Wont-do