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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# pydoc

> Display offline Python documentation.
> More information: <https://docs.python.org/3/library/pydoc.html>.

- Print documentation on a subject (Python keyword, topic, function, module, package, etc.):

`pydoc {{subject}}`

- Start an HTTP server on an arbitrary unused port and open a [b]rowser to see the documentation:

`pydoc -b`

- Display help:

`pydoc`
