pydoc.py 文件源码

def render_doc(thing, title='Python Library Documentation: %s', forceload=0):
    """Render text documentation, given an object or a path to an object."""
    object, name = resolve(thing, forceload)
    desc = describe(object)
    module = inspect.getmodule(object)
    if name and '.' in name:
        desc += ' in ' + name[:name.rfind('.')]
    elif module and module is not object:
        desc += ' in module ' + module.__name__
    if type(object) is _OLD_INSTANCE_TYPE:
        # If the passed object is an instance of an old-style class,
        # document its available methods instead of its value.
        object = object.__class__
    elif not (inspect.ismodule(object) or
              inspect.isclass(object) or
              inspect.isroutine(object) or
              inspect.isgetsetdescriptor(object) or
              inspect.ismemberdescriptor(object) or
              isinstance(object, property)):
        # If the passed object is a piece of data or an instance,
        # document its available methods instead of its value.
        object = type(object)
        desc += ' object'
    return title % desc + '\n\n' + text.document(object, name)