Help() function: it's used to display the documentation string and also help in modules, keywords, attributes, and you use a return as a method,attributes. Example : dir() function: The dir() function is used to display the defined symbols and as a arguments for currents local namespace for a local keys. Ex :

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Help() and dir()

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What is the usage of help() and dir() function in Python? example please ...

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Prakash nidhi Verma 19 Jun 2018

Help() function:

it's used to display the documentation string and also help in modules, keywords, attributes, and you use a return as a method,attributes.

Example :

my_list = [] 
help(my_list.append)

dir() function:

The dir() function is used to display the defined symbols and as a arguments for currents local namespace for a local keys.

Ex :

my_list = [] 
print(dir(my_list))

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