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Function Details: help

Description

Invokes the built-in help system.

Extended Description

The help() function invokes the built-in help system. If called without an argument, it starts an interactive help session. When called with an object as an argument, it prints help about that object. The help system uses pydoc to generate its documentation as text on the console.

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Function Signature

help(object: Optional[Any] = None) -> None

Module: builtins

Parameters

Parameter List

object: Optional[Any]

Return

This function doesn't return a value; it prints help text to the console.

Return Type

None

Output

Explanation

This starts an interactive help session in the console. The user can type in topics to get help.