[issue27315] pydoc: prefer the pager command in favor of the specifc less command

Change by Irit Katriel : -- type: -> enhancement versions: +Python 3.11 -Python 2.7, Python 3.5, Python 3.6 ___ Python tracker ___

[issue27315] pydoc: prefer the pager command in favor of the specifc less command

Matthias Klose added the comment: Debian prefers to set these defaults without relying on env vars. There is no env var set by default. /etc/security/pam_env.conf:# be useful to be set: NNTPSERVER, LESS, PATH, PAGER, MANPAGER . /etc/security/pam_env.conf:#PAGER DEFAULT=less /

[issue27315] pydoc: prefer the pager command in favor of the specifc less command

Martin Panter added the comment: Does Debian use PAGER or MANPAGER? What’s the advantage of the “pager” command in addition? -- nosy: +martin.panter ___ Python tracker ___ _

[issue27315] pydoc: prefer the pager command in favor of the specifc less command

New submission from Matthias Klose: pydoc: prefer the pager command in favor of the specifc less command. the pager command on Debian/Ubuntu systems is an alternative which is provided by specific pagers like less or more. References: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/5383/which-systems-