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-rw-r--r--Doc/library/cmd.rst4
-rw-r--r--Lib/cmd.py1
-rw-r--r--Lib/test/test_cmd.py8
3 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/cmd.rst b/Doc/library/cmd.rst
index b72a49f167..d713b8f6dc 100644
--- a/Doc/library/cmd.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/cmd.rst
@@ -312,10 +312,6 @@ blank lines to repeat commands, and the simple record and playback facility::
bye color goto home playback record right
circle forward heading left position reset undo
- Undocumented commands:
- ======================
- help
-
(turtle) help forward
Move the turtle forward by the specified distance: FORWARD 10
(turtle) record spiral.cmd
diff --git a/Lib/cmd.py b/Lib/cmd.py
index 85282f89a6..8fa7d019b5 100644
--- a/Lib/cmd.py
+++ b/Lib/cmd.py
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ class Cmd:
return list(commands | topics)
def do_help(self, arg):
+ 'List available commands with "help" or detailed help with "help cmd".'
if arg:
# XXX check arg syntax
try:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_cmd.py b/Lib/test/test_cmd.py
index 75aa6bbd1a..a1799f915f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_cmd.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_cmd.py
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ class samplecmdclass(cmd.Cmd):
<BLANKLINE>
Documented commands (type help <topic>):
========================================
- add
+ add help
<BLANKLINE>
Undocumented commands:
======================
- exit help shell
+ exit shell
<BLANKLINE>
Test for the function print_topics():
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ class samplecmdclass(cmd.Cmd):
<BLANKLINE>
Documented commands (type help <topic>):
========================================
- add
+ add help
<BLANKLINE>
Undocumented commands:
======================
- exit help shell
+ exit shell
<BLANKLINE>
help text for add
Hello from postloop