diff --git a/docs/intro/documentation.rst b/docs/intro/documentation.rst index cd22c95..dd5053f 100644 --- a/docs/intro/documentation.rst +++ b/docs/intro/documentation.rst @@ -6,16 +6,35 @@ Official Documentation The official Python Language and Library documentation can be found here: - - `Python 2.x `_ - - `Python 3.x `_ + - `Python 2.x `_ + - `Python 3.x `_ Read the Docs ------------- -Read the Docs is a popular community project, providing a single location for -all documentation of popular and even more exotic Python modules. +Read the Docs is a popular community project that hosts documentation +for open source software. It holds documentation for many Python modules, +both popular and exotic. - `Read the Docs `_ + `Read the Docs `_ +pydoc +----- + +:program:`pydoc` is a utlity that is installed when you install Python. +It allows you to quickly retrieve and search for documentation from your +shell. For example, if you needed a quick refresher on the +:mod:`time` module, pulling up documentation would be as simple as + + .. code-block:: console + + $ pydoc time + +The above command is essentially equivalent to opening the Python REPL +and running + + .. code-block:: pycon + + >>> help(time)