@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ as text on the console. The same text documentation can also be viewed from
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outside the Python interpreter by running :program: `pydoc ` as a script at the
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operating system's command prompt. For example, running ::
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- pydoc sys
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+ python -m pydoc sys
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at a shell prompt will display documentation on the :mod: `sys ` module, in a
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style similar to the manual pages shown by the Unix :program: `man ` command. The
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module is the first line of its documentation string.
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You can also use :program: `pydoc ` to start an HTTP server on the local machine
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- that will serve documentation to visiting web browsers. :program: `pydoc -p 1234 `
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+ that will serve documentation to visiting web browsers. :program: `python -m pydoc -p 1234 `
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will start a HTTP server on port 1234, allowing you to browse the
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documentation at ``http://localhost:1234/ `` in your preferred web browser.
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Specifying ``0 `` as the port number will select an arbitrary unused port.
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- :program: `pydoc -n <hostname> ` will start the server listening at the given
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+ :program: `python -m pydoc -n <hostname> ` will start the server listening at the given
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hostname. By default the hostname is 'localhost' but if you want the server to
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be reached from other machines, you may want to change the host name that the
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server responds to. During development this is especially useful if you want
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to run pydoc from within a container.
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- :program: `pydoc -b ` will start the server and additionally open a web
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+ :program: `python -m pydoc -b ` will start the server and additionally open a web
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browser to a module index page. Each served page has a navigation bar at the
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top where you can *Get * help on an individual item, *Search * all modules with a
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keyword in their synopsis line, and go to the *Module index *, *Topics * and
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