Search help using Python Console

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How do we find a particular package or function using keywords in Python Console?
Nov 8, 2018 in Python by ana1504.k
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The pydoc -k flag searches the documentation.

pydoc -k <keyword>
    Search for a keyword in the synopsis lines of all available modules.
From a terminal, run..

$ pydoc -k pdf
..for example:

$ pydoc -k pdf
PdfImagePlugin
wx.lib.pdfwin
PIL.PdfImagePlugin
answered Nov 8, 2018 by SDeb
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