Why is the code playground getting stupid day by day?

Question

Only a few days ago we could even install external modules. But now we can't even use the built-in help function of python. Is web scraping too hard for the interpreter? But these worked before the last update. 😔
Has the power of the code playground suddenly gone so down?

Answer 1

Maybe they have changed something then, I don't know. If they have, it could be an attempt to improve stability of their server.

Try giving feedback and see what they say.

Answer 2

Ok, so the problem I'm getting with that is that the docstring of the numpy module is huuuuge. I tried it on Pythonista and I gave up trying to even scroll back to the top of it. This could explain why SoloLearn wouldn't try and print anything.

Try with the following:

import numpy
print(dir(numpy))
help(numpy.ndarray)

print(dir(numpy)) shows you the methods contained within the module. help(...) shows you the help for one method that I just picked out. Hope that works for you.

Answer 3

Russ I agree to you. But you can check out some codes which worked before but doesn't work now. All of them are maybe a bit much cpu extensive. But they worked before. Doesn't it prove that the power of the code playground has got down?
Some examples:

https://code.sololearn.com/cZRDSBl7GfnR/?ref=app
https://code.sololearn.com/cd07RfnY1zCk/?ref=app

Answer 4

What method are you looking for help on? It seems to be working for me.

Answer 5

Russ I tried to get help on the numpy module.