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# numpy.lookfor

`numpy.``lookfor`(what, module=None, import_modules=True, regenerate=False)

  Do a keyword search on docstrings.

  A list of of objects that matched the search is displayed, sorted by relevance.

  Parameters: | what : str String containing words to look for. module : str, module Module whose docstrings to go through. import_modules : bool Whether to import sub-modules in packages. Will import only modules in `__all__`. regenerate : bool Whether to re-generate the docstring cache.

  Examples

      >>> np.lookfor('binary representation')
      Search results for 'binary representation'
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      numpy.binary_repr
          Return the binary representation of the input number as a string.

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