Should be able to get help on an object mid-command

Bug #397227 reported by Endolith
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IPython
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Bug Description

Currently if you type "zeros?" and press Enter, it will display help on the zeros command.

You should also be able to type things like "a = zeros?" and press Enter, and it will display the help for the zeros command, and then return you to the command you were typing when you exit.

Endolith (endolith)
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Fernando Perez (fdo.perez) wrote :

Good idea. It's easier to do in a GUI, where the help can be popped up in a non-obtrusive manner.

But for a terminal, we should look at the %rep code which already puts user input back into a line, and use that same mechanism.

Changed in ipython:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Confirmed
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