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Python 2.7: no documentation found when typing help('print')

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I have just installed Python 2.7 and Python 3.2 on my Ubuntu 12.04 (32 bit).

sudo apt-get install python python-doc python3 python3-doc

I opened a Python 3 shell (is it called like that) typing python3 from a terminal.
If I issue the command help('print') everything works fine and I can read the documentation.

However if I open a Python 2.7 shell (python from a terminal) when I type help('print') I get the following message:

no documentation found for 'print'

How can I get to use the documentation in Python 2.7 as well?

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answered 1 Year ago algicuade · Accepted Answer

This looks like a bug of Python 2 as something like help("dir") works properly. It probably does not work because print is a special keyword, unlike Python 3. Stick to Python 3 or run the following command instead of help("print"):

help("__builtin__.print")