[New Term] Python Built-in Functions: help()

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+---
+Title: 'help()'
+Description: 'Displays documentation of an object using the Python help utility.'
+Subjects:
+  - 'Computer Science'
+  - 'Data Science'
+Tags:
+  - 'Documentation'
+  - 'Functions'
+  - 'Methods'
+CatalogContent:
+  - 'learn-python-3'
+  - 'paths/computer-science'
+---
+
+The **`help()`** displays documentation about various Python objects including [modules](https://www.codecademy.com/resources/docs/python/modules), [functions](https://www.codecademy.com/resources/docs/python/functions), [classes](https://www.codecademy.com/resources/docs/python/classes), and [keywords](https://www.codecademy.com/resources/docs/python/keywords). If no argument is passed, the interactive help utility starts up on the [command line](https://www.codecademy.com/resources/docs/command-line).
+
+## Syntax
+
+```pseudo
+help(object)
+```
+
+When an `object` parameter is not passed to the `help()` function, the interactive help utility will be started.
+
+If the `object` is a [string](https://www.codecademy.com/resources/docs/python/strings) that matches a valid module, function, class, keyword, or other topic, a documentation page will be displayed. For other kinds of objects (like a [tuple](https://www.codecademy.com/resources/docs/python/tuples)), the `help()` function will show its documentation page as well.
+
+## Example
+
+Calling the `help()` function without an argument, the following output is returned:
+
+```shell
+Welcome to Python 3's help utility!
+
+If this is your first time using Python, you should definitely check out
+the tutorial on the internet at https://docs.python.org/3.10/tutorial/.
+
+Enter the name of any module, keyword, or topic to get help on writing
+Python programs and using Python modules.  To quit this help utility and
+return to the interpreter, just type "quit".
+
+To get a list of available modules, keywords, symbols, or topics, type
+"modules", "keywords", "symbols", or "topics".  Each module also comes
+with a one-line summary of what it does; to list the modules whose name
+or summary contain a given string such as "spam", type "modules spam".
+
+help>
+```
+
+The following shows how the `help()` function provides information about Python's built-in [`print()`](https://www.codecademy.com/resources/docs/python/built-in-functions/print) function:
+
+```py
+help(print)
+```
+
+This produces the following output:
+
+```shell
+print(...)
+   print(value, ..., sep=' ', end='\n', file=sys.stdout, flush=False)
+
+   Prints the values to a stream, or to sys.stdout by default.
+   Optional keyword arguments:
+   file:  a file-like object (stream); defaults to the current sys.stdout.
+   sep:   string inserted between values, default a space.
+   end:   string appended after the last value, default a newline.
+   flush: whether to forcibly flush the stream.
+```
+
+## Codebyte Example
+
+The following example is runnable and shows how the `help()` function can be applied to different kinds of objects, including user-defined classes:
+
+```codebyte/python
+import math
+
+class newClass:
+    x = 5
+
+# class
+help(newClass)
+
+# module
+help(math)
+
+# function
+help(print)
+```