How to look for functions in numpy and regular python

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I have seemed to forgot the command to look for functions in python and in numpy? Are there shortcuts that one can use to search for functions in numpy and python? I know help is used assuming you know the name of the function. Is the function lookfor?

you mean dir(some_module)? ... google is usually what I use though :P — Joran Beasley
– Joran Beasley, Commented May 1, 2013 at 19:27
With IPython, you can type (e.g.) sys. <TAB> to see the contents of the sys module. — Fred Foo
– Fred Foo, Commented May 1, 2013 at 22:44

Alex · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-01 19:28:20Z

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I think you are looking for help() and/or dir(). Try:

import os

help(os)

and:

dir(str)

answered May 1, 2013 at 19:28

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p3t3 · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-01 19:30:28Z

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In [9]: import numpy as np

In [10]: dir(np)[-10:]
Out[10]:
['vectorize',
 'version',
 'void',
 'void0',
 'vsplit',
 'vstack',
 'where',
 'who',
 'zeros',
 'zeros_like']

answered May 1, 2013 at 19:30

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