List of modules available for import inside Python? - comp.lang.python

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Jason Scheirer

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From: Jason Scheirer <jason.schei...@gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:23:01 -0700 (PDT)

Local: Thurs, Aug 28 2008 2:23 pm

Subject: Re: List of modules available for import inside Python?

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On Aug 27, 11:04 pm, Fredrik Lundh <fred...@pythonware.com> wrote:

> ssecorp wrote:
> > Is there a way to view all the modules I have available for import
> > from within Python?
> > Like writing in the interpreter:
> > import.modules

> there's a helper script in the 2.5 source code kit that locates all
> existing standard modules:

> http://svn.python.org/projects/python/tags/r252/Doc/tools/listmodules.py

> to get all modules, remove the for-loop that follows after the comment
> "get rid of site packages".

> also see:

> http://effbot.org/zone/listmodules-cgi.htm

> </F>

I like to direct new users to pydoc's built-in HTTP server:

import pydoc
pydoc.gui()
(then click the 'open browser' button)

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