In the IPython terminal, help(object) brings up a colored man page in a "less" window. Can help() also have interaction in jupyter qtconsole/notebook?

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I was wondering if more interactive help(object) pages can be generated in qtconsole or notebook, like the ipython terminal console and the builtin python command-line tool. For example, some temporary popup encompassing the Qt window/browser tab (respectively) that can be scrolled and searched.

Anyone have any ideas?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 06 '17 at 17:04

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IPython provides its own introspection/help tools with ?, so if you do object?, you should get similar output to help(object), and it will go into a pager area in current versions.

answered Mar 06 '17 at 17:04

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Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for. Are there any other `help` tools in a similar vein, or is this pretty much it? – Luke Davis Mar 06 '17 at 20:01
Be sure to learn the shift-Tab shortcut in jupyterlab for bringing up help for any item under the cursor – creanion May 15 '22 at 00:27

In the IPython terminal, help(object) brings up a colored man page in a "less" window. Can help() also have interaction in jupyter qtconsole/notebook?

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