Getting BDD Shell help

You can get help on BDD Shell SDK API methods via Python's built-in help utility.

Check what BDD Shell SDK packages and classes are available

Use:

>>> help('bdd_sdk')

The command output is:

Help on package bdd_sdk:

NAME
    bdd_sdk

FILE
    /scratch/localdisk/Oracle/Middleware/BDD-1.4.0.37.1202/bdd-shell/bdd_sdk/__init__.py

PACKAGE CONTENTS
    BddContext
    BddDataSource
    BddDataset
    BddDatasets
    BddViews
    DgraphView
    HdfsView
    utils (package)

(END)

Enter Q (in upper- or lower-case) to return to the Python prompt.

Check for a specific class

For example, to check for the bdd_sdk.BddDatasets class, use:

>>> help('bdd_sdk.BddDatasets')

Check for a specific method

For example, to check for the bdd_sdk.BddDatasets.dataset() method, use:

>>> help('bdd_sdk.BddDatasets.dataset')