How do I export the output of Python's built-in help() function

Question

I\'ve got a python package which outputs considerable help text from: help(package)

I would like to export this help text to a file, in the format in w

Answer 1

To get a "clean" text output, just as the built-in help() would deliver, and suitable for exporting to a file or anything else, you can use the following:

>>> import pydoc
>>> pydoc.render_doc(len, renderer=pydoc.plaintext)
'Python Library Documentation: built-in function len in module builtins\n\nlen(obj, /)\n    Return the number of items in a container.\n'