function name + tab does not return docstring in IPython
Shift-tab
only works when you place the edit cursor inside or after the object. Not when it's at the start of the object. This gotcha is not documented anywhere...!
I filed jupyter issue Shift-Tab completion doesn't work when edit cursor is at the start of the object #1902
Oh, the shortcut is now shift+tab
.
To display docstrings in Python one can use ?
character as a shorthand.
You can place the ?
character before or after (no space allowed) the object you are looking for docs.
To access the source code simply use ??
instead.
Source: Help and Documentation in IPython