1484 def describe(thing):  argument
1486     if inspect.ismodule(thing):
1487         if thing.__name__ in sys.builtin_module_names:
1488             return 'built-in module ' + thing.__name__
1489         if hasattr(thing, '__path__'):
1490             return 'package ' + thing.__name__
1492             return 'module ' + thing.__name__
1493     if inspect.isbuiltin(thing):
1494         return 'built-in function ' + thing.__name__
1495     if inspect.isgetsetdescriptor(thing):
1497             thing.__objclass__.__module__, thing.__objclass__.__name__,
1498             thing.__name__)
1499     if inspect.ismemberdescriptor(thing):
1501             thing.__objclass__.__module__, thing.__objclass__.__name__,
1502             thing.__name__)
1503     if inspect.isclass(thing):
1504         return 'class ' + thing.__name__
1505     if inspect.isfunction(thing):
1506         return 'function ' + thing.__name__
1507     if inspect.ismethod(thing):
1508         return 'method ' + thing.__name__
1509     if type(thing) is types.InstanceType:
1510         return 'instance of ' + thing.__class__.__name__
1511     return type(thing).__name__
1540 def resolve(thing, forceload=0):  argument
1542     if isinstance(thing, str):
1543         object = locate(thing, forceload)
1545             raise ImportError, 'no Python documentation found for %r' % thing
1546         return object, thing
1548         name = getattr(thing, '__name__', None)
1549         return thing, name if isinstance(name, str) else None
1551 def render_doc(thing, title='Python Library Documentation: %s', forceload=0):  argument
1553     object, name = resolve(thing, forceload)
1576 def doc(thing, title='Python Library Documentation: %s', forceload=0):  argument
1579         pager(render_doc(thing, title, forceload))
1583 def writedoc(thing, forceload=0):  argument
1586         object, name = resolve(thing, forceload)