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gh-125225 Fix column misalignment in help('topics') output #125226

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Fix column misalignment in help('topics') output
EtiennePelletier Oct 9, 2024
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Merge branch 'main' into pydoc_columns
ambv May 19, 2025
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions Lib/pydoc.py
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Expand Up @@ -2110,7 +2110,7 @@ def intro(self):
self.output.write(_introdoc())

def list(self, items, columns=4, width=80):
items = list(sorted(items))
items = sorted(items)
colw = width // columns
rows = (len(items) + columns - 1) // columns
for row in range(rows):
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -2142,7 +2142,7 @@ def listtopics(self):
Here is a list of available topics. Enter any topic name to get more help.

''')
self.list(self.topics.keys())
self.list(self.topics.keys(), columns=3)

def showtopic(self, topic, more_xrefs=''):
try:
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