Ruby equivalent to Python's help()?
python, ruby
Solution
You can also use `ri` from within `irb`. I'd recommend the wirble gem as an easy way to set this up.
Problem
When working in interactive Python, I tend to rely on the built-in `help()` function to tell me what something expects and/or returns, and print out any documentation that might help me. Is there a Ruby equivalent to this function? I'm looking for something I could use in irb. For example, in interactive Python I could type: ``` >>> help(1) ``` which would then print ``` Help on int object: class int(object) | int(x[, base]) -> integer | | Convert a string or number to an integer, if possible. A ... ```