How to list all functions in a Python module?

Question

I have a python module installed on my system and I\'d like to be able to see what functions/classes/methods are available in it.

I want to call the doc function

Answer 1

Except dir(module) or help(module) mentioned in previous answers, you can also try:
- Open ipython
- import module_name
- type module_name, press tab. It'll open a small window with listing all functions in the python module.
It looks very neat.

Here is snippet listing all functions of hashlib module

(C:\Program Files\Anaconda2) C:\Users\lenovo>ipython
Python 2.7.12 |Anaconda 4.2.0 (64-bit)| (default, Jun 29 2016, 11:07:13) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)]
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

IPython 5.1.0 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.
?         -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features.
%quickref -> Quick reference.
help      -> Python's own help system.
object?   -> Details about 'object', use 'object??' for extra details.

In [1]: import hashlib

In [2]: hashlib.
             hashlib.algorithms            hashlib.new                   hashlib.sha256
             hashlib.algorithms_available  hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac           hashlib.sha384
             hashlib.algorithms_guaranteed hashlib.sha1                  hashlib.sha512
             hashlib.md5                   hashlib.sha224