====== Get instant documentation in Python ======

With the following recipe Geany can show a little popup window with documentation for the selected command or module in a Python file.

===== Installation =====

  * Python (2 or 3) are required
  * Download the script from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eht16/pydocw/master/pydocw to your system
  * Edit your //filetypes.python// filetype definition file:
  * Open //~/.config/geany/filedefs/filetypes.python//
  * If it does not exist, create it with the following content:
<code>[settings]
context_action_cmd = python /path/to/pydocw %s
</code>
  * If it already exists, find the line starting with //context_action_cmd// and edit like this:
<code>
context_action_cmd = python /path/to/pydocw %s
</code>
  * Restart Geany

Similar instructions can also be found on http://code.google.com/p/pydocw/ 


===== Usage =====

Select some string in Geany and right-click on it to choose 'Context Action' or, easier, use the configured shortcut for 'Context Action'.
A little popup will open and show the Python documentation for the selected string.

There is a video on YouTube to demonstrate the usage of this little tool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85RxqGRtDoA




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