Basic bot example now shows documenting for the built-in help command.

examples/basic_bot.py

@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 from discord.ext import commands
 import random
 
-bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='?')
+description = '''An example bot to showcase the discord.ext.commands extension
+module.
+
+There are a number of utility commands being showcased here.'''
+bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='?', description=description)
 
 @bot.event
 async def on_ready():
@@ -13,10 +17,12 @@ async def on_ready():
 
 @bot.command()
 async def add(left : int, right : int):
+    """Adds two numbers together."""
     await bot.say(left + right)
 
 @bot.command()
 async def roll(dice : str):
+    """Rolls a dice in NdN format."""
     try:
         rolls, limit = map(int, dice.split('d'))
     except Exception:
@@ -26,26 +32,34 @@ async def roll(dice : str):
     result = ', '.join(str(random.randint(1, limit)) for r in range(rolls))
     await bot.say(result)
 
-@bot.command()
+@bot.command(description='For when you wanna settle the score some other way')
 async def choose(*choices : str):
+    """Chooses between multiple choices."""
     await bot.say(random.choice(choices))
 
 @bot.command()
 async def repeat(times : int, content='repeating...'):
+    """Repeats a message multiple times."""
     for i in range(times):
         await bot.say(content)
 
 @bot.command()
 async def joined(member : discord.Member):
+    """Says when a member joined."""
     await bot.say('{0.name} joined in {0.joined_at}'.format(member))
 
 @bot.group(pass_context=True)
 async def cool(ctx):
+    """Says if a user is cool.
+
+    In reality this just checks if a subcommand is being invoked.
+    """
     if ctx.invoked_subcommand is None:
         await bot.say('No, {0.subcommand_passed} is not cool'.format(ctx))
 
-@cool.command()
-async def bob():
-    await bot.say('Yes, bob is cool.')
+@cool.command(name='bot')
+async def _bot():
+    """Is the bot cool?"""
+    await bot.say('Yes, the bot is cool.')
 
 bot.run('email', 'password')