how to get help for certain methods like split()

Question

I use --help in Linux terminal for short help, like to know similar option for python simple methods. I specially means only short description about the same

Answer 1

Use __doc__ method.
Like in here:
http://www.sololearn.com/app/JUMP_LINK__&&__python__&&__JUMP_LINK/playground/cD038JiX93Zw/
Or just read documentation in internet)

Answer 2

In the interpreter, you can use help(str.split) or even, if you use Jupyter (IPython), use str.split?