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Exercise 1.2: Getting help
Source: Practical Python Programming,
01_Introduction/01_Python.md.
Exercise 1.2: Getting help
Use the help() command to get help on the abs() function. Then use
help() to get help on the round() function. Type help() just by
itself with no value to enter the interactive help viewer.
One caution with help() is that it doesn’t work for basic Python
statements such as for, if, while, and so forth (i.e., if you type
help(for) you’ll get a syntax error). You can try putting the help
topic in quotes such as help("for") instead. If that doesn’t work,
you’ll have to turn to an internet search.
Followup: Go to https://docs.python.org/3/ and find the documentation for
the abs() function (hint: it’s found under the library reference
related to built-in functions).