Mailing List Archive: IDLE 0.5 Function parameter display?

IDLE 0.5 Function parameter display?

Jun 21, 1999, 6:43 PM

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I love the ability of IDLE 0.5 to display the function parameter
requirements as defined in the original function definition. My problem
is when I have a function defined in a windows dll written in 'C', then
I do not have access to the function prototype information. Is their a
way that I can re-prototype these functions without forgoing access to
the original functions?

Sam Schulenburg

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IDLE 0.5 Function parameter display? [ In reply to ]

MHammond at skippinet

Jun 22, 1999, 7:07 AM

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The best way at the moment is to add a docstring to the function in the C
code. If you look at the help provided for (eg) string.split, it is quite
effective even though it is only from the docstring.

Mark.

Sam Schulenburg wrote in message <7kmpnu$red$1@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>I love the ability of IDLE 0.5 to display the function parameter
>requirements as defined in the original function definition. My problem
>is when I have a function defined in a windows dll written in 'C', then

IDLE 0.5 Function parameter display? [ In reply to ]

samschul at pacbell

Jun 22, 1999, 8:33 AM

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Thanks Mark;
I founnd that the following will also work. I do not know if it is an
acceptable solution.

from MyDll import my_func # first I import the function from my dll

my_func.__doc__ = "This is my documentation string"

Mark Hammond wrote in message <7ko57c$cfk$1@m2.c2.telstra-mm.net.au>...
>The best way at the moment is to add a docstring to the function in the C
>code. If you look at the help provided for (eg) string.split, it is quite
>effective even though it is only from the docstring.
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>Mark.
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>Sam Schulenburg wrote in message <7kmpnu$red$1@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>>I love the ability of IDLE 0.5 to display the function parameter
>>requirements as defined in the original function definition. My problem
>>is when I have a function defined in a windows dll written in 'C', then
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