Can't find any info on Python's read() method (python 2.7)

Question

I\'m trying to learn Python by going through Zed Shaw\'s \"Learn Python the hard way\" and I\'m stuck at what may seem as a very trivial thing. I\'m unable to find any info on t

Answer 1

Note the formatting in Exercise 15:

6. Run pydoc file and scroll down until you see the read() command (method/function)...

This is not accidental; the command you need is right there:

python -m pydoc file
              # ^ note argument