[Python-talk] Was Re: Opinions on "Python Essential Reference Now: How do you find function x if you don't know what x is...

[Kent Johnson]

On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 7:06 PM, Bruce Labitt
<bruce.labitt at myfairpoint.net>wrote:

> Here is a general question.  How does one find in the python world
> functions that have been written besides google?


Do you have something against google? Googling 'python <problem
description>' is often fruitful.


>  I guess it is an existence type question, how does one figure out if
> function (or method) x is in module y?  Especially when one doesn't know the
> name x (or how to spell it).  Is there a good place to browse python
> functions?  Usually the problem is you know you need to do a function
> 'something', but you don't know what someone else has already called it. How
> does one find that 'something'?


It's a good idea to at least browse the table of contents of the library
reference, and skim sections of interest, so you have some idea what types
of things are available.
http://docs.python.org/library/

For functions outside the std lib, Google is your friend. You can also
browse or search on PyPI:
http://pypi.python.org/pypi

Or ask, here or python-tutor or comp.lang.python.

Kent
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