Python documentation in Eclipse

Question

Is there a way to integrate standard Python documentation into Eclipse? This way, you can press F1 on the API function and get its description in the Eclipse help window.

I am using PyDev.

Thanks.

Answer 1

I had the same problem, so I made an Eclipse plugin for this.

Or download from Sourceforge

Answer 2

PyDev, nor Eclipse, provides on-line help for Python documentation. Unlike Java, Python API source code documentation has several competing documentation standards and their support will be complex.

However, if the function under the cursor can be enabled, its docstring is displayed in a popup.

http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0257/

Also, since Python is a dynamic language, unlike static languages ​​such as Java, you rarely can enable functions for your source during code development.

Using the Python console debugger, you can use the help () command when starting the application

>>> help(obj.myfuction) 

Answer 3

No, which I know about, but that would be very useful in pydev. You must offer it in the eclipse pydev forum or program it yourself! If I were still a CS student, I would help ..

Answer 4

Zeal - https://zealdocs.org/

Although I don’t see how to integrate it into Eclipse, it is very useful next to it on your desktop. And these are not only Python documents, but more. Real life-saving stuff, these Zeal docs!

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Just a note: I do not use Eclipse as much as I switched to PyCharm and Jupyther.