Python help() Function

Executes the built-in help system, which is an interactive way of getting help on Python functions.

Syntax

help()
help(object)

Parameters

Example

help

Output

In this example, we asked Python to provide help on the hex function:

Welcome to Python 3.7's help utility!

If this is your first time using Python, you should definitely check out
the tutorial on the Internet at https://docs.python.org/3.7/tutorial/.

Enter the name of any module, keyword, or topic to get help on writing
Python programs and using Python modules. To quit this help utility and
return to the interpreter, just type "quit".

To get a list of available modules, keywords, symbols, or topics, type
"modules", "keywords", "symbols", or "topics". Each module also comes
with a one-line summary of what it does; to list the modules whose name
or summary contain a given string such as "spam", type "modules spam".

help> hex
Help on built-in function hex in module builtins:

hex(number, /)
Return the hexadecimal representation of an integer.

>>> hex(12648430)
'0xc0ffee'