I agree very much. I feel like I might have a learning disability when I try to reference the official Python docs for something that seems like it should be a very common task.
On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Deb Wyatt <codemon...@inbox.com> wrote: > I am betting that a big reason newbies don't go straight to documentation for > answers is because of the useless quick search. You should be able to type > 'dictionary' and get links to the dictionary info. You get a bunch of links > that are meaningless to someone who wants to learn about how to use > dictionaries. It frustrates me to death when I want to look up a detail > about how a particular function works and I can't find it because quick > search doesn't provide the link to the BASIC information. > > Another example of what I am talking about, I just did a search of max(), a > BUILT-IN function. This is what quick search gives me: > > Your search did not match any documents. Please make sure that all words are > spelled correctly and that you've selected enough categories. > > What is up with that??? > > I realize that this list doesn't have control over python.org, but there are > enough of you who are experts about all this stuff that maybe some changes > can be made. If I ever learn enough, I hope to be part of the solution > myself. A working search engine would be most helpful. > > Yes, I use Google all that time. But quick search should be useful. Thanks in > advance for any insights and help. > > > Deb in WA, USA > > ____________________________________________________________ > Receive Notifications of Incoming Messages > Easily monitor multiple email accounts & access them with a click. > Visit http://www.inbox.com/notifier and check it out! > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
