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The object inspector plugin works together with the :doc:`console` and the
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:doc:`extconsole`: it shows automatically documentation available when the
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user is instantiating a class or calling a function (pressing the left
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parenthesis key after a valid function or class name triggers the object
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Note that this automatic link may be disabled by pressing the "Lock" button
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(at the top right corner of the window).
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Of course, one can use the documentation viewer directly by entering an object
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name in the editable combo box field, or by selecting old documentation requests
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.. image:: images/inspector1.png
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Sometimes, when docstrings are not available or not sufficient to document the
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object, the documentation viewer can show the source code (if available, i.e.
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if the object is pure Python):
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.. image:: images/inspector2.png