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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/pydoc.py b/Lib/pydoc.py
index cf9e0f021c..7a625e1105 100755
--- a/Lib/pydoc.py
+++ b/Lib/pydoc.py
@@ -264,9 +264,8 @@ def synopsis(filename, cache={}):
# XXX We probably don't need to pass in the loader here.
spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location('__temp__', filename,
loader=loader)
- _spec = importlib._bootstrap._SpecMethods(spec)
try:
- module = _spec.load()
+ module = importlib._bootstrap._load(spec)
except:
return None
del sys.modules['__temp__']
@@ -298,9 +297,8 @@ def importfile(path):
loader = importlib._bootstrap.SourceFileLoader(name, path)
# XXX We probably don't need to pass in the loader here.
spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(name, path, loader=loader)
- _spec = importlib._bootstrap._SpecMethods(spec)
try:
- return _spec.load()
+ return importlib._bootstrap._load(spec)
except:
raise ErrorDuringImport(path, sys.exc_info())
@@ -1586,7 +1584,10 @@ def resolve(thing, forceload=0):
if isinstance(thing, str):
object = locate(thing, forceload)
if not object:
- raise ImportError('no Python documentation found for %r' % thing)
+ raise ImportError('''\
+No Python documentation found for %r.
+Use help() to get the interactive help utility.
+Use help(str) for help on the str class.''' % thing)
return object, thing
else:
name = getattr(thing, '__name__', None)
@@ -1830,7 +1831,8 @@ class Helper:
if inspect.stack()[1][3] == '?':
self()
return ''
- return '<pydoc.Helper instance>'
+ return '<%s.%s instance>' % (self.__class__.__module__,
+ self.__class__.__qualname__)
_GoInteractive = object()
def __call__(self, request=_GoInteractive):
@@ -1856,7 +1858,10 @@ has the same effect as typing a particular string at the help> prompt.
break
request = replace(request, '"', '', "'", '').strip()
if request.lower() in ('q', 'quit'): break
- self.help(request)
+ if request == 'help':
+ self.intro()
+ else:
+ self.help(request)
def getline(self, prompt):
"""Read one line, using input() when appropriate."""
@@ -1870,8 +1875,7 @@ has the same effect as typing a particular string at the help> prompt.
def help(self, request):
if type(request) is type(''):
request = request.strip()
- if request == 'help': self.intro()
- elif request == 'keywords': self.listkeywords()
+ if request == 'keywords': self.listkeywords()
elif request == 'symbols': self.listsymbols()
elif request == 'topics': self.listtopics()
elif request == 'modules': self.listmodules()
@@ -1884,6 +1888,7 @@ has the same effect as typing a particular string at the help> prompt.
elif request in self.keywords: self.showtopic(request)
elif request in self.topics: self.showtopic(request)
elif request: doc(request, 'Help on %s:', output=self._output)
+ else: doc(str, 'Help on %s:', output=self._output)
elif isinstance(request, Helper): self()
else: doc(request, 'Help on %s:', output=self._output)
self.output.write('\n')
@@ -2079,9 +2084,8 @@ class ModuleScanner:
else:
path = None
else:
- _spec = importlib._bootstrap._SpecMethods(spec)
try:
- module = _spec.load()
+ module = importlib._bootstrap._load(spec)
except ImportError:
if onerror:
onerror(modname)